4.3

CVE-2008-1722: cups Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
AliasesRHSA-2008:0498DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1722
Published 10-04-2008Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-1722 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in cups. EPSS estimates a 2.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
18/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.00%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1

Timeline

  1. 10-04-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple integer overflows in (1) filter/image-png.c and (2) filter/image-zoom.c in CUPS 1.3 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and trigger memory corruption, as demonstrated via a crafted PNG image.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.00%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

80%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.00% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
2.00%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat5 products
  • cups< 1:1.1.17-13.3.53 | < 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.8 | < 1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.1
  • cups-debuginfo< 1:1.1.17-13.3.53 | < 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.8 | < 1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.1
  • cups-devel< 1:1.1.17-13.3.53 | < 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.8 | < 1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.1
  • cups-libs< 1:1.1.17-13.3.53 | < 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.8 | < 1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.1
  • cups-lpd< 1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.1
Cups1 product
Debian1 product
  • cups< 1.3.7-2

3 vendors · 7 products

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