CVE-2023-4504

7.0 HIGH
Published: September 21, 2023 Modified: November 04, 2025
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Description

Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted PPD PostScript document, CUPS and libppd are susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow and possibly code execution. This issue has been fixed in CUPS version 2.4.7, released in September of 2023.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/releases/tag/v2.4.7
Source: cve@takeonme.org
Release Notes
https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/security/advisories/GHSA-pf5r-86w9-678h
Source: cve@takeonme.org
Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/OpenPrinting/libppd/security/advisories/GHSA-4f65-6ph5-qwh6
Source: cve@takeonme.org
Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00041.html
Source: cve@takeonme.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5WHEJIYMMAIXU2EC35MGTB5LGGO2FFJE/
Source: cve@takeonme.org
Mailing List Release Notes
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5WVS4I7JG3LISFPKTM6ADKJXXEPEEWBQ/
Source: cve@takeonme.org
Mailing List Release Notes
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AMYDKIE4PSJDEMC5OWNFCDMHFGLJ57XG/
Source: cve@takeonme.org
Mailing List Release Notes
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PXPVADB56NMLJWG4IZ3OZBNJ2ZOLPQJ6/
Source: cve@takeonme.org
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T2GSPQAFK2Z6L57TRXEKZDF42K2EVBH7/
Source: cve@takeonme.org
Mailing List Release Notes
https://takeonme.org/cves/CVE-2023-4504.html
Source: cve@takeonme.org
Exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/33
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/releases/tag/v2.4.7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes
https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/security/advisories/GHSA-pf5r-86w9-678h
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/OpenPrinting/libppd/security/advisories/GHSA-4f65-6ph5-qwh6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00041.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5WHEJIYMMAIXU2EC35MGTB5LGGO2FFJE/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Release Notes
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5WVS4I7JG3LISFPKTM6ADKJXXEPEEWBQ/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Release Notes
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AMYDKIE4PSJDEMC5OWNFCDMHFGLJ57XG/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Release Notes
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PXPVADB56NMLJWG4IZ3OZBNJ2ZOLPQJ6/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T2GSPQAFK2Z6L57TRXEKZDF42K2EVBH7/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Release Notes
https://takeonme.org/cves/CVE-2023-4504.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit

21 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.0 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
10th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-122 CWE-787

Affected Vendors

openprinting debian fedoraproject

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