Buffer overflow in Linuxfoundation Cups-filters
CVE-2015-3258
Heap-based buffer overflow in the WriteProlog function in filter/texttopdf.c in texttopdf in cups-filters before 1.0.70 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a small line size i…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.335 (97.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Linuxfoundation Cups-filters
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 14.10
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 7.1, 8.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- USN-2659-1 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- GLSA-201510-08 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- 75436 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- [oss-security] 20150626 CVE-2015-3258 cups-filters: texttopdf heap-based buffer overflow (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- openSUSE-SU-2015:1244 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- DSA-3303 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- RHSA-2015:2360 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-3258?
- CVE-2015-3258 is a vulnerability in Linuxfoundation Cups-filters, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-07-14.
- Is CVE-2015-3258 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.