CVE-2008-5078: gnu escript

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-5078 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in gnu escript. EPSS estimates a 3.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 19-12-2008
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) recognize_eps_file function (src/psgen.c) and (2) tilde_subst function (src/util.c) in GNU enscript 1.6.1, and possibly earlier, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an epsf escape sequence with a long filename.

• 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.