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critical 10.0

CVE-2008-3641 in the critical feed json

The Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language (HPGL) filter in CUPS before 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted pen…

published 2008-10-10 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-3627

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
24.1%
EPSS 24.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

The Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language (HPGL) filter in CUPS before 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted pen width and pen color opcodes that overwrite arbitrary memory.

Patch / fix

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

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3641

  • 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

  • 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-2008-3641 updated cvss 5.8

CUPS: HP/GL reader insufficient bounds checking

  • 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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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-32470)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

24.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-32470 CUPS 1.3.7 - 'HP-GL/2' Filter Remote Code Execution remote, 2008-10-09
  • cups.org http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2911 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

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-399 Resource Management Errors

References

Sources

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