10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2008-3641
HPGL Filter buffer overflow vulnerability in CUPS.
Description

The Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language (HPGL) filter in CUPS before 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted pen width and pen color opcodes that overwrite arbitrary memory.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 10, 2008, 10:30 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 11, 2018, 8:48 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-3641 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 Apple 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-2008-3641.

URL Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32084 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32226 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32284 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32292 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32316 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32331
http://secunia.com/advisories/33085
http://secunia.com/advisories/33111
http://secunia.com/advisories/33568
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-261088-1
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 Vendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-470.htm
http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L575
http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2911 Exploit
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1656
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-11.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:211
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0937.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497221/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681 Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31688
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021031
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2782
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3401
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1568
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-067
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45779
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9666
https://usn.ubuntu.com/656-1/
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00331.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00380.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-2008-3641 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-3641 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]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/497221/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497221/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-656-1 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/656-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • 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:9666 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9666 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/45779 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45779 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-3641 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-3641 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

92.00 }} 0.15%

score

0.98981

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability