CVE-2015-3258
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the WriteProlog function in filter/texttopdf.c in texttopdf in cups-filters before 1.0.70 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a small line size in a print job.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.5.0-16 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.5.0-16 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.5.0-16 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.5.0-16 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.5.0-16 |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 14.10 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 15.04 | affected | |
| debian | 7.1 | affected | |
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| linuxfoundation | cups-filters | {"endIncluding":"1.0.70"} | |
References
- http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7363
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00033.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2360.html
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2659-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3303
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/26/4
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75436
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1235385
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-08
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3258
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.