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    CVE-2008-4306

    Buffer overflow in enscript before 1.6.4 has unknown impact and attack vectors, possibly related to the font escape sequence.

    Published:Oct 29, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Nov 4, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.04682
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Ubuntu
    Product
    Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html
    http://osvdb.org/49569
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1021.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32521
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32530
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32753
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32854
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32970
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33109
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-02.xml
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-504.htm
    http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0321
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1670
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:243
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1016.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498385/100/0/threaded
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-660-1
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2887
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10718
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00014.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00040.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html
    http://osvdb.org/49569
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1021.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32521
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32530
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32753
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32854
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32970
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33109
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-02.xml
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-504.htm
    http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0321
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1670
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:243
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1016.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498385/100/0/threaded
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-660-1
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2887
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10718
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00014.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00040.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
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