Description
Integer overflow in the WriteProlog function in texttops in CUPS 1.1.17 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PostScript file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2008-3640.
Published: 2009-02-20
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: 3.1% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-0581 Integer overflow in the WriteProlog function in texttops in CUPS 1.1.17 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PostScript file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2008-3640.
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Redhat Enterprise Linux
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T04:40:05.184Z

Reserved: 2009-02-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-0577

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Status : Modified

Published: 2009-02-20T19:30:00.233

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-0577

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2009-02-17T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-0577 - Bugzilla

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