9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2008-0047
CUPS Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the cgiCompileSearch function in CUPS 1.3.5, and other versions including the version bundled with Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2, when printer sharing is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted search expressions.

INFO

Published Date :

March 18, 2008, 11:44 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 29, 2017, 1:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-0047 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Cups cups
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-0047.

URL Resource
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=674
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00005.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29431 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29448 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29485 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29573 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29603 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29634 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29655 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29750 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-01.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1530
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:081
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0192.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28307
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019646
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-598-1
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0921/references Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10085
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00091.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00105.html

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-0047 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-0047 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10085 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10085 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 19, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

86.75 }} 3.25%

score

0.98668

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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