CVE-2009-0163
Integer overflow in the TIFF image decoding routines in CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image, which is not properly handled by the (1)…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.25%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Integer overflow in the TIFF image decoding routines in CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image, which is not properly handled by the (1) _cupsImageReadTIFF function in the imagetops filter and (2) imagetoraster filter, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.25% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- apple/cups
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00011.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34481Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34722Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34747Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34756Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34852Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-20.xml
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0061
- http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L582
- http://www.cups.org/str.php?L3031
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1773
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0428.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0429.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502750/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34571
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022070
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-760-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=490596Patch
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11546
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00011.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34481Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34722Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34747Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34756Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34852Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-20.xml
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0061
- http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L582
- http://www.cups.org/str.php?L3031
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1773
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.