CVE-2008-5286

N/A Unknown

Published: December 01, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/32962

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/33101

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/33111

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/33568

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://svn.easysw.com/public/cups/trunk/CHANGES-1.3.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2974

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1677

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-01.xml

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-2009:028

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:029

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/01/1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1028.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32518

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021298

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3315

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46933

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10058

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html