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medium 6.8

CVE-2008-1374 json

Integer overflow in pdftops filter in CUPS in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4, when running on 64-bit platforms, allows remote attackers t…

published 2008-04-04 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-1381

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.9%
EPSS 3.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Integer overflow in pdftops filter in CUPS in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4, when running on 64-bit platforms, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2004-0888.

Patch / fix

  • 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

red hat advisories RHSA-2008:0206

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-2008-1374 updated cvss 5.8

cups: incomplete fix for CVE-2004-0888 / CVE-2005-0206

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 cups 1.1.17-13.3.52, cups-libs 1.1.17-13.3.52 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 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 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
    +2 more products
    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

3.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

Sources

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