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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.3

CVE-2008-0047 json

Heap-based buffer overflow in the cgiCompileSearch function in CUPS 1.3.5, and other versions including the version bundled with Apple Mac…

published 2008-03-18 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-0060

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.8%
EPSS 6.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the cgiCompileSearch function in CUPS 1.3.5, and other versions including the version bundled with Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2, when printer sharing is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted search expressions.

Patch / fix

  • cups Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.3.6-3

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0047

  • cups RHEL 5 1:1.2.4-11.14.el5_1.6
  • cups-lpd RHEL 5 1:1.2.4-11.14.el5_1.6
  • cups-libs RHEL 5 1:1.2.4-11.14.el5_1.6

red hat advisories RHSA-2008:0192

  • cups openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.3.3op2-4.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10707-1

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-2008-0047 updated cvss 4.6

cups: heap based buffer overflow in cgiCompileSearch()

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) cups 1.2.4-11.14.el5_1.6, cups-lpd 1.2.4-11.14.el5_1.6, cups-libs 1.2.4-11.14.el5_1.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) cups 1.2.4-11.14.el5_1.6, cups-lpd 1.2.4-11.14.el5_1.6, cups-libs 1.2.4-11.14.el5_1.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) cups 1.2.4-11.14.el5_1.6, cups-lpd 1.2.4-11.14.el5_1.6, cups-libs 1.2.4-11.14.el5_1.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0192

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Exploit prediction

6.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

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

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.