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CVE-2008-3639

Publication date 14 October 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Heap-based buffer overflow in the read_rle16 function in imagetops in CUPS before 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an SGI image with malformed Run Length Encoded (RLE) data containing a small image and a large row count.

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