CVE-2015-3258
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.5 · Memory corruption
7.5CVSS HIGH
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in the WriteProlog function in filter/texttopdf.c in texttopdf in cups-filters before 1.0.70 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a small line size in a print job.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)8%
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7363
- 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/2015/06/26/4
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75436