CVE-2015-3279
Integer overflow in filter/texttopdf.c in texttopdf in cups-filters before 1.0.71 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted line size in a print job, which triggers a heap-based buffer…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.90%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Integer overflow in filter/texttopdf.c in texttopdf in cups-filters before 1.0.71 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted line size in a print job, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 6.90% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- linuxfoundation/cups-filters · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7365
- http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7366#NEWS
- http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7369
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00033.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2360.html
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2659-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3303
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/03/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/03/5
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75557
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1238990
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-08
- http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7365
- http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7366#NEWS
- http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7369
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00033.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2360.html
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2659-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3303
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/03/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/03/5
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75557
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1238990
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-08
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.