Description
filters/image-gif.c in Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 through 1.1.17 does not properly check for zero-length GIF images, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via modified chunk headers, as demonstrated by nogif.
Published: 2004-09-01
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 5.9% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2002-1355 filters/image-gif.c in Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 through 1.1.17 does not properly check for zero-length GIF images, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via modified chunk headers, as demonstrated by nogif.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:19:28.603Z

Reserved: 2002-12-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-1371

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Status : Modified

Published: 2002-12-26T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2002-1371

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Severity :

Publid Date: 2002-12-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2002-1371 - Bugzilla

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