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Fencer Vulns
critical 10.0

CVE-2008-0053 json

Multiple buffer overflows in the HP-GL/2-to-PostScript filter in CUPS before 1.3.6 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code v…

published 2008-03-18 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-0066

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
8.3%
EPSS 8.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in the HP-GL/2-to-PostScript filter in CUPS before 1.3.6 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HP-GL/2 file.

Patch / fix

  • cups Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.3.6-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0053

  • cups RHEL 3 1:1.1.17-13.3.52
  • cups RHEL 4 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.6
  • cups-libs RHEL 3 1:1.1.17-13.3.52
  • cups-libs RHEL 4 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.6
  • 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-2008:0206RHSA-2008:0192

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-2008-0053 updated cvss 5.4

cups: buffer overflows in HP-GL/2 filter

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 cups 1.1.17-13.3.52, cups-libs 1.1.17-13.3.52
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0206
  • 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
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0192
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 cups 1.1.17-13.3.52, cups-libs 1.1.17-13.3.52 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 cups 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.6, cups-libs 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0206
  • 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
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0192
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 cups 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.6, cups-libs 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0206
  • 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
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 cups 1.1.17-13.3.52, cups-libs 1.1.17-13.3.52 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 cups 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.6, cups-libs 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 cups 1.1.17-13.3.52, cups-libs 1.1.17-13.3.52 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 cups 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.6, cups-libs 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0206

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Exploit prediction

8.28% 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 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/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

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