CVE-2008-3863 Stack-based buffer overflow in the read_special_escape function in src/psgen.c in GNU Enscript 1.6.1 and 1.6.4 beta, when the -e (aka special escapes processing) option is enabled, allows user-assiste...
HighCVSS 7.6
EPSS 8.4%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the read_special_escape function in src/psgen.c in GNU Enscript 1.6.1 and 1.6.4 beta, when the -e (aka special escapes processing) option is enabled, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ASCII file, related to the setfilename command.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| GNU enscript | = 1.6.1 | No fix listed |
| GNU enscript | = 1.6.4-beta | No fix listed |
| debian/enscript(Debian:12) | < 1.6.4-13 | 1.6.4-13 |
| debian/enscript(Debian:13) | < 1.6.4-13 | 1.6.4-13 |
| debian/enscript(Debian:14) | < 1.6.4-13 | 1.6.4-13 |
References
- APPLE-SA-2009-05-12 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2008:024 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2008:1021 vendor-advisory
- 32137 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- 32521 third-party-advisory
- 32530 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- 32753 third-party-advisory
- 32854 third-party-advisory
- 32970 third-party-advisory
- 33109 third-party-advisory
- 35074 third-party-advisory
- secunia.com vendor-advisory
- GLSA-200812-02 vendor-advisory
- 4488 third-party-advisory
- support.apple.com
- support.avaya.com
- wiki.rpath.com
- DSA-1670 vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2008:243 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2008:1016 vendor-advisory
- 20081022 Secunia Research: GNU Enscript "setfilename" Special Escape Buffer Overflow mailing-list
- 20081117 rPSA-2008-0321-1 enscript mailing-list
- 31858 vdb-entry
- USN-660-1 vendor-advisory
- TA09-133A third-party-advisory us-government-resource
- ADV-2008-2891 vdb-entry
- ADV-2009-1297 vdb-entry
- gnuenscript-readspecialescape-bo(46026) vdb-entry
- issues.rpath.com
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9939 signature vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2008-9351 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2008-9372 vendor-advisory
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2008-3863 vendor-advisory
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking