CVE-2008-3640

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    CVE-2008-3640

    Published: 14 Oct 2008Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Integer overflow in the WriteProlog function in texttops in CUPS before 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PostScript file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/32084, http://secunia.com/advisories/32226, http://secunia.com/advisories/32284, http://secunia.com/advisories/32292, http://secunia.com/advisories/32316, http://secunia.com/advisories/32331, http://secunia.com/advisories/33085, http://secunia.com/advisories/33111, http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1656, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:211, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2782, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3401, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1568, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31690, http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=752, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html, http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-261088-1, http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-470.htm, http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L575, http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2919, http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-11.xml, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0937.html, http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021034, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45790, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10266, https://usn.ubuntu.com/656-1/, https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00331.html, https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00380.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