CVE-2008-3639

N/A Unknown
Published: October 14, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the read_rle16 function in imagetops in CUPS before 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an SGI image with malformed Run Length Encoded (RLE) data containing a small image and a large row count.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=753
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32084
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32226
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32284
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32292
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32316
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32331
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33085
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33111
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-261088-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-470.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L575
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2918
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1656
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-11.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:211
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0937.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31690
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021033
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2782
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3401
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1568
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45789
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11464
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/656-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00331.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00380.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=753
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32084
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32226
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32284
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32292
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32316
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32331
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33085
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33111
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-261088-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-470.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L575
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2918
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1656
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-11.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:211
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0937.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31690
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021033
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2782
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3401
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1568
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45789
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11464
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/656-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00331.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00380.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

56 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
8.0%
92th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

apple

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