Out-of-Bounds Affecting cups package, versions <2.3.3-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE321-CUPS-8482947
  • published6 Dec 2024
  • disclosed22 Oct 2020

Introduced: 22 Oct 2020

CVE-2020-3898  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.21 cups to version 2.3.3-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cups package and not the cups package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.21 relevant fixed versions and status.

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.4. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.

CVSS Scores

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