CVE-2008-3863: gnu enscript

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-3863 is a high (CVSS 7.6) vulnerability in gnu enscript. EPSS estimates a 8.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 23-10-2008
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the read_special_escape function in src/psgen.c in GNU Enscript 1.6.1 and 1.6.4 beta, when the -e (aka special escapes processing) option is enabled, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ASCII file, related to the setfilename command.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.