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CVE-2008-3641: apple cups Resource Management Errors

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2008-3641
Published 10-10-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-3641 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in apple cups. EPSS estimates a 24.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
90/100
0100
Critical · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
24.13%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference, exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 1
DSA-1656-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10707-1RHSA-2008:0937

Timeline

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

Description

The Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language (HPGL) filter in CUPS before 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted pen width and pen color opcodes that overwrite arbitrary memory.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

24.13%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

98%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 24.13% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
24.13%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (cups.org)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaseremotelinuxVerified

    CUPS 1.3.7 - 'HP-GL/2' Filter Remote Code Execution

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Apple1 product
  • cups≤ 1.3.8 | 1.1 | 1.1.1 | 1.1.2 | 1.1.3 | 1.1.4 | 1.1.5 | 1.1.5-1 | 1.1.5-2 | 1.1.6 | 1.1.6-1 | 1.1.6-2 | 1.1.6-3 | 1.1.7 | 1.1.8 | 1.1.9 | 1.1.9-1 | 1.1.10 | 1.1.10-1 | 1.1.11 | 1.1.12 | 1.1.13 | 1.1.14 | 1.1.15 | 1.1.16 | 1.1.17 | 1.1.18 | 1.1.19 | 1.1.19:rc1 | 1.1.19:rc2 | 1.1.19:rc3 | 1.1.19:rc4 | 1.1.19:rc5 | 1.1.20 | 1.1.20:rc1 | 1.1.20:rc2 | 1.1.20:rc3 | 1.1.20:rc4 | 1.1.20:rc5 | 1.1.20:rc6 | 1.1.21 | 1.1.21:rc1 | 1.1.21:rc2 | 1.1.22 | 1.1.22:rc1 | 1.1.22:rc2 | 1.1.23 | 1.1.23:rc1 | 1.2:b1 | 1.2:b2 | 1.2:rc1 | 1.2:rc2 | 1.2:rc3 | 1.2.0 | 1.2.1 | 1.2.2 | 1.2.3 | 1.2.4 | 1.2.5 | 1.2.6 | 1.2.7 | 1.2.8 | 1.2.9 | 1.2.10 | 1.2.11 | 1.2.12 | 1.3:b1 | 1.3:rc1 | 1.3:rc2 | 1.3.0 | 1.3.1 | 1.3.2 | 1.3.3 | 1.3.4 | 1.3.5 | 1.3.6 | 1.3.7
Debian1 product
  • cups< 1.3.8-1lenny2

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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