CVE-2008-5286

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    CVE-2008-5286

    Published: 1 Dec 2008Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Integer overflow in the _cupsImageReadPNG function in CUPS 1.1.17 through 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PNG image with a large height value, which bypasses a validation check and triggers a buffer overflow.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/32962, http://secunia.com/advisories/33101, http://secunia.com/advisories/33111, http://secunia.com/advisories/33568, http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2974, http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1677, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:028, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:029, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3315, http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2974, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32518, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html, http://svn.easysw.com/public/cups/trunk/CHANGES-1.3.txt, http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-01.xml, http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-11.xml, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/01/1, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1028.html, http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021298, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46933, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10058

    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