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CVE-2008-3640

Publication date 14 October 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Integer overflow in the WriteProlog function in texttops in CUPS before 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PostScript file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
cups 8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy Not in release
7.04 feisty Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
cupsys 8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 1.3.7-1ubuntu3.1
7.10 gutsy
Fixed 1.3.2-1ubuntu7.8
7.04 feisty
Fixed 1.2.8-0ubuntu8.6
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 1.2.2-0ubuntu0.6.06.11

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-656-1
    • CUPS vulnerabilities
    • 15 October 2008

Other references