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Cups CVE-2014-9679

MEDIUM
Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)
2015-02-19 cve@mitre.org
6.8
CVSS 2.0 · NVD
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6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
P
Integrity
P
Availability
P

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CVE Published
Feb 19, 2015 - 15:59 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Integer underflow in the cupsRasterReadPixels function in filter/raster.c in CUPS before 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a malformed compressed raster file, which triggers a buffer overflow.

AnalysisAI

Integer underflow in the cupsRasterReadPixels function in filter/raster.c in CUPS before 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a malformed compressed raster file, which. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. Integer underflow in the cupsRasterReadPixels function in filter/raster.c in CUPS before 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a malformed compressed raster file, which triggers a buffer overflow. Affected products include: Apple Cups. Version information: before 2.0.2.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.

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