CVE-2025-64524

CUPS rastertopclx Filter Vulnerable to Heap Buffer Overflow Leading to Potential Arbitrary Code Execution

Published Nov 20, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 3.3 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
cups-filters contains backends, filters, and other software required to get the cups printing service working on operating systems other than macos. In versions 2.0.1 and prior, a heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability in the rastertopclx filter causes the program to crash with a segmentation fault when processing maliciously crafted input data. This issue can be exploited to trigger memory corruption, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. This issue has been patched via commit 956283c.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4380-1 cups-filters security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7878-1 cups-filters vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7878-2 cups-filters vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Openprinting cups-filters
Weaknesses CWE-787
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openprinting:cups-filters:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Openprinting cups-filters
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Openprinting
Openprinting libcupsfilters
Vendors & Products Openprinting
Openprinting libcupsfilters
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description cups-filters contains backends, filters, and other software required to get the cups printing service working on operating systems other than macos. In versions 2.0.1 and prior, a heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability in the rastertopclx filter causes the program to crash with a segmentation fault when processing maliciously crafted input data. This issue can be exploited to trigger memory corruption, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. This issue has been patched via commit 956283c.
Title CUPS rastertopclx Filter Vulnerable to Heap Buffer Overflow Leading to Potential Arbitrary Code Execution
Weaknesses CWE-122
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Nov 21, 2025, 4:06 PM
Reserved
Nov 5, 2025, 9:15 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Nov 20, 2025, 6:15 PM
Modified
Oct 18, 2026, 8:10 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Nov 20, 2025, 10:22 PM