VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-4306
Buffer overflow in enscript before 1.6.4 has unknown impact and attack vectors, possibly related to the font escape sequence.
HIGH 9.3EPSS 2.44%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.44%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in enscript before 1.6.4 has unknown impact and attack vectors, possibly related to the font escape sequence.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 2.44% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- ubuntu/linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html
- http://osvdb.org/49569
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1021.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32521
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32530Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32753
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32854
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32970
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33109
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-02.xml
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-504.htm
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0321
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1670
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:243
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1016.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498385/100/0/threaded
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-660-1
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2887
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10718
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00014.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00040.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html
- http://osvdb.org/49569
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1021.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32521
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32530Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32753
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32854
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32970
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33109
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.