CVE-2008-3863
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 8.36 % · percentile 95 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- flexera
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the read_special_escape function in src/psgen.c in GNU Enscript 1.6.1 and 1.6.4 beta, when the -e (aka special escapes processing) option is enabled, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ASCII file, related to the setfilename command.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2891
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32137
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46026
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31858
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32521
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00040.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9939
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00014.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1016.html
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-504.htm
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-660-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0321
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4488
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-02.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497647/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498385/100/0/threaded
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2887
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32854
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:243
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32970
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32530
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1670
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-41/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32753
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33109
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1021.html
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 7.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2008-3849
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2008-3863
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTA-2009-AVI-186 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Apple Mac OS X · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:enscript:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:gnu:enscript:1.6.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |