CVE-2008-3640

CUPS: texttops integer overflow

Published Oct 14, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 4.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1656-1 New cupsys packages fix several vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-656-1 CUPS vulnerabilities
References
Link Providers
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=752 cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/32084 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/32226 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/32284 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/32292 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/32316 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/32331 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/33085 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/33111 cve-icon cve-icon
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-261088-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-470.htm cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L575 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2919 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1656 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-11.xml cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:211 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0937.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31690 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021034 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2782 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3401 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1568 cve-icon cve-icon
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45790 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3640 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10266 cve-icon cve-icon
https://usn.ubuntu.com/656-1/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3640 cve-icon
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00331.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00380.html cve-icon cve-icon
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 9:45 AM
Reserved
Aug 12, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 14, 2008, 9:10 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:56 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Oct 9, 2008, 12:00 AM