VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-4504
Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted PPD PostScript document, CUPS and libppd are susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow and possibly code execution.
HIGH 7.0EPSS 0.66%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.66%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted PPD PostScript document, CUPS and libppd are susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow and possibly code execution. This issue has been fixed in CUPS version 2.4.7, released in September of 2023.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.66% probability · 50th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-122, CWE-787
- Affected
- openprinting/cups · openprinting/libppd · fedoraproject/fedora · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@takeonme.org
References
- https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/releases/tag/v2.4.7Release Notes
- https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/security/advisories/GHSA-pf5r-86w9-678hExploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/OpenPrinting/libppd/security/advisories/GHSA-4f65-6ph5-qwh6Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00041.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5WHEJIYMMAIXU2EC35MGTB5LGGO2FFJE/Mailing List, Release Notes
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5WVS4I7JG3LISFPKTM6ADKJXXEPEEWBQ/Mailing List, Release Notes
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AMYDKIE4PSJDEMC5OWNFCDMHFGLJ57XG/Mailing List, Release Notes
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PXPVADB56NMLJWG4IZ3OZBNJ2ZOLPQJ6/Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T2GSPQAFK2Z6L57TRXEKZDF42K2EVBH7/Mailing List, Release Notes
- https://takeonme.org/cves/CVE-2023-4504.htmlExploit
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/33
- https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/releases/tag/v2.4.7Release Notes
- https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/security/advisories/GHSA-pf5r-86w9-678hExploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/OpenPrinting/libppd/security/advisories/GHSA-4f65-6ph5-qwh6Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00041.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5WHEJIYMMAIXU2EC35MGTB5LGGO2FFJE/Mailing List, Release Notes
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5WVS4I7JG3LISFPKTM6ADKJXXEPEEWBQ/Mailing List, Release Notes
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AMYDKIE4PSJDEMC5OWNFCDMHFGLJ57XG/Mailing List, Release Notes
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PXPVADB56NMLJWG4IZ3OZBNJ2ZOLPQJ6/Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T2GSPQAFK2Z6L57TRXEKZDF42K2EVBH7/Mailing List, Release Notes
- https://takeonme.org/cves/CVE-2023-4504.htmlExploit
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.