CVE-2015-3279

Integer overflow in filter/texttopdf.c in texttopdf in cups-filters before 1.0.71 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted line size in a print job, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Score

CVSS 2.0 7.5 High

Status

Modified - secalert@redhat.com

Published

2015-07-14

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-189

Affected products

• Ubuntu Linux (Canonical)
• Debian Linux (Debian)
• Cups-filters (Linuxfoundation)

References

• http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7365
• http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7366#NEWS
• http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7369
• 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/2015/07/03/2
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/03/5
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75557
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1238990
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-08