7.5

CVE-2008-5286: apple cups Numeric Errors

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
AliasesRHSA-2008:1028DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5286DSA-1677-1
Published 01-12-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-5286 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Numeric Errors vulnerability in apple cups. EPSS estimates a 4.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.40%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 01-12-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Integer overflow in the _cupsImageReadPNG function in CUPS 1.1.17 through 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PNG image with a large height value, which bypasses a validation check and triggers a buffer overflow.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

4.40%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

91%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.40% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
4.40%

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

Redhat4 products
  • cups< 1:1.1.17-13.3.55
  • cups-debuginfo< 1:1.1.17-13.3.55
  • cups-devel< 1:1.1.17-13.3.55
  • cups-libs< 1:1.1.17-13.3.55
Debian2 products
  • cups< 1.3.8-1lenny4
  • cupsys< 1.2.7-4etch6
Apple1 product
  • cups1.1.17 | 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 | 1.3.8 | 1.3.9

3 vendors · 7 products

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