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CVE-2009-0577

Integer overflow in the WriteProlog function in texttops in CUPS 1.1.17 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 allows remo

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 0.03146
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Affected Products & Versions

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apple cupsall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD20 Feb 2009 · 07:30 PM
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Vendor Advisories

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rhsaRHSA-2009:0308Important
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://secunia.com/advisories/33995Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-064.htmThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0308.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=486052Issue Tracking
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48977
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9968
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