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CVE-2023-4504

Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted PPD PostScript document, CUPS and libppd are sus

Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted PPD PostScript document, CUPS and libppd are susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow and possibly code execution. This issue has been fixed in CUPS version 2.4.7, released in September of 2023.

HIGH · CVSS 7 EPSS 0.00035
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-122Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
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Affected Products & Versions

4
openprinting cups< 2.4.7
openprinting libppdall versions
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
debian linuxall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

3
pocgithub.com · GHSA-pf5r-86w9-678hgithub.com
pocgithub.com · GHSA-4f65-6ph5-qwh6github.com
poctakeonme.org · CVE-2023-4504.htmltakeonme.org
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Scoring & Timeline

7
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · cve@takeonme.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD21 Sep 2023 · 11:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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Vendor Advisories

10
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2025:20090-1
apple-security121238
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:13250-1
msrcCVE-2023-4504
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2023:3707-2
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References & Sources

8
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/releases/tag/v2.4.7Release Notes
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00041.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5WHEJIYMMAIXU2EC35MGTB5LGGO2FFJE/Mailing ListRelease Notes
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5WVS4I7JG3LISFPKTM6ADKJXXEPEEWBQ/Mailing ListRelease Notes
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AMYDKIE4PSJDEMC5OWNFCDMHFGLJ57XG/Mailing ListRelease Notes
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PXPVADB56NMLJWG4IZ3OZBNJ2ZOLPQJ6/Third Party Advisory
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