CVE-2008-1373

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    CVE-2008-1373

    Published: 4 Apr 2008Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Buffer overflow in the gif_read_lzw function in CUPS 1.3.6 allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via a GIF file with a large code_size value, a similar issue to CVE-2006-4484.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/29573, http://secunia.com/advisories/29603, http://secunia.com/advisories/29630, http://secunia.com/advisories/29634, http://secunia.com/advisories/29655, http://secunia.com/advisories/29659, http://secunia.com/advisories/29661, http://secunia.com/advisories/29750, http://secunia.com/advisories/31324, http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-01.xml, http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1625, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:081, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-598-1, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1059/references, http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2765, http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2765, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00003.html, http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0136, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0192.html, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0206.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490486/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28544, http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019739, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41587, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11479, https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00091.html, https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00105.html

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High