Out-of-Bounds Affecting cups package, versions <1.5.0-8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
44.4% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-CUPS-364475
  • published19 Aug 2011
  • disclosed19 Aug 2011

Introduced: 19 Aug 2011

CVE-2011-3170  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable cups to version 1.5.0-8 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 Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

The gif_read_lzw function in filter/image-gif.c in CUPS 1.4.8 and earlier does not properly handle the first code word in an LZW stream, which allows remote attackers to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly execute arbitrary code, via a crafted stream, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2896.

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