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CVE-2004-1267 json

Buffer overflow in the ParseCommand function in hpgl-input.c in the hpgltops program for CUPS 1.1.22 allows remote attackers to execute arb…

published 2004-12-22 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-1264

cvss
6.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.3%
EPSS 6.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in the ParseCommand function in hpgl-input.c in the hpgltops program for CUPS 1.1.22 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HPGL file.

Patch / fix

  • cups Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.1.22-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1267

  • cups RHEL 4 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6
  • cups-libs RHEL 4 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6
  • cups RHEL 3 1:1.1.17-13.3.22
  • cups-libs RHEL 3 1:1.1.17-13.3.22

red hat advisories RHSA-2005:053RHSA-2005:013

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2004-1267 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 cups 1.1.17-13.3.22, cups-libs 1.1.17-13.3.22 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 cups 1.1.17-13.3.22, cups-libs 1.1.17-13.3.22
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:013
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 cups 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6, cups-libs 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 cups 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6, cups-libs 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:053
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 cups 1.1.17-13.3.22, cups-libs 1.1.17-13.3.22
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:013
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 cups 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6, cups-libs 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:053
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 cups 1.1.17-13.3.22, cups-libs 1.1.17-13.3.22
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:013
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 cups 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6, cups-libs 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:053

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-24977)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

6.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-24977 CUPS 1.1.x - '.HPGL' File Processor Buffer Overflow remote, 2004-12-15
  • tigger.uic.edu http://tigger.uic.edu/~jlongs2/holes/cups.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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