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medium 6.8

CVE-2009-0577 json

Integer overflow in the WriteProlog function in texttops in CUPS 1.1.17 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 allows remote attackers to exe…

published 2009-02-20 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-0581

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.6%
EPSS 3.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Integer overflow in the WriteProlog function in texttops in CUPS 1.1.17 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PostScript file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2008-3640.

Patch / fix

  • cups RHEL 3 1:1.1.17-13.3.56
  • cups-libs RHEL 3 1:1.1.17-13.3.56

red hat advisories RHSA-2009:0308

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-2009-0577 updated cvss 5.8

cups-CVE-2008-3640.patch has been corrupted.

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 cups 1.1.17-13.3.56, cups-libs 1.1.17-13.3.56 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 cups 1.1.17-13.3.56, cups-libs 1.1.17-13.3.56 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 cups 1.1.17-13.3.56, cups-libs 1.1.17-13.3.56 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 cups 1.1.17-13.3.56, cups-libs 1.1.17-13.3.56
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0308

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Exploit prediction

3.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% 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

References

Sources

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