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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2008-3639 json

Heap-based buffer overflow in the read_rle16 function in imagetops in CUPS before 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code v…

published 2008-10-14 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-3625

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.4%
EPSS 4.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the read_rle16 function in imagetops in CUPS before 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an SGI image with malformed Run Length Encoded (RLE) data containing a small image and a large row count.

Patch / fix

  • cups Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.3.8-1lenny2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3639

  • cups RHEL 3 1:1.1.17-13.3.54
  • cups RHEL 4 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.27.el4_7.1
  • cups RHEL 5 1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.2
  • cups-lpd RHEL 5 1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.2
  • cups-libs RHEL 3 1:1.1.17-13.3.54
  • cups-libs RHEL 4 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.27.el4_7.1
  • cups-libs RHEL 5 1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.2

red hat advisories RHSA-2008:0937

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-2008-3639 updated cvss 5.8

CUPS: SGI image parser heap-based buffer overflow

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 cups 1.1.17-13.3.54, cups-libs 1.1.17-13.3.54 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) cups 1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.2, cups-lpd 1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.2, cups-libs 1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 cups 1.1.17-13.3.54, cups-libs 1.1.17-13.3.54 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 cups 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.27.el4_7.1, cups-libs 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.27.el4_7.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) cups 1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.2, cups-lpd 1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.2, cups-libs 1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 cups 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.27.el4_7.1, cups-libs 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.27.el4_7.1
    +5 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) cups 1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.2, cups-lpd 1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.2, cups-libs 1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 cups 1.1.17-13.3.54, cups-libs 1.1.17-13.3.54 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 cups 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.27.el4_7.1, cups-libs 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.27.el4_7.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 cups 1.1.17-13.3.54, cups-libs 1.1.17-13.3.54 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 cups 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.27.el4_7.1, cups-libs 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.27.el4_7.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0937

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Exploit prediction

4.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.