7.0
HIGH
CVE-2023-4504
CUPS and libppd Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 21, 2023, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 9, 2023, 8:58 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-4504 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-4504 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 Openprinting cups
2 Openprinting libppd
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux

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Born at : June 7, 2024, 3:37 p.m. This repo has been linked 85 different CVEs too.

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Born at : July 30, 2023, 4:46 p.m. This repo has been linked 265 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-4504 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • seclists.org
APPLE-SA-09-16-2024-2 macOS Sequoia 15

Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 18:06:25 -0700 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 17, 2024 (1 month, 2 weeks ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-4504 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
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 16, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00041.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00041.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/5WHEJIYMMAIXU2EC35MGTB5LGGO2FFJE/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/5WHEJIYMMAIXU2EC35MGTB5LGGO2FFJE/ Mailing List, Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/5WVS4I7JG3LISFPKTM6ADKJXXEPEEWBQ/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/5WVS4I7JG3LISFPKTM6ADKJXXEPEEWBQ/ Mailing List, Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AMYDKIE4PSJDEMC5OWNFCDMHFGLJ57XG/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AMYDKIE4PSJDEMC5OWNFCDMHFGLJ57XG/ Mailing List, Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PXPVADB56NMLJWG4IZ3OZBNJ2ZOLPQJ6/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PXPVADB56NMLJWG4IZ3OZBNJ2ZOLPQJ6/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/T2GSPQAFK2Z6L57TRXEKZDF42K2EVBH7/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/T2GSPQAFK2Z6L57TRXEKZDF42K2EVBH7/ Mailing List, Release Notes
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PXPVADB56NMLJWG4IZ3OZBNJ2ZOLPQJ6/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 30, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00041.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/T2GSPQAFK2Z6L57TRXEKZDF42K2EVBH7/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 27, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/5WVS4I7JG3LISFPKTM6ADKJXXEPEEWBQ/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/5WHEJIYMMAIXU2EC35MGTB5LGGO2FFJE/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AMYDKIE4PSJDEMC5OWNFCDMHFGLJ57XG/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 26, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/releases/tag/v2.4.7 No Types Assigned https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/releases/tag/v2.4.7 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/security/advisories/GHSA-pf5r-86w9-678h No Types Assigned https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/security/advisories/GHSA-pf5r-86w9-678h Exploit, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/OpenPrinting/libppd/security/advisories/GHSA-4f65-6ph5-qwh6 No Types Assigned https://github.com/OpenPrinting/libppd/security/advisories/GHSA-4f65-6ph5-qwh6 Exploit, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://takeonme.org/cves/CVE-2023-4504.html No Types Assigned https://takeonme.org/cves/CVE-2023-4504.html Exploit
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openprinting:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.4.7 *cpe:2.3:a:openprinting:libppd:2.0:rc2:*:*:*:linux:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 23, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted 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. 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.
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-2023-4504 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-2023-4504 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.12 }} 0.02%

score

0.47404

percentile

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