HIGH
cups boundary error
Published Oct 31, 2007
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.38%
Description
Off-by-one error in the ippReadIO function in cups/ipp.c in CUPS 1.3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted (1) textWithLanguage or (2) nameWithLanguage Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) tag, leading to a stack-based buffer overflow.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.46
Fixed · RHSA-2007:1023
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_5.2
Fixed · RHSA-2007:1022
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
cups-1:1.2.4-11.14.el5_1.1
Fixed · RHSA-2007:1020
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.46 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:1023 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_5.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:1022 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | cups-1:1.2.4-11.14.el5_1.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:1020 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Vulnerable. This issue affected the CUPS packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This issue also affected the versions of CUPS packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4, but exploitation would only lead to a possible denial of service.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
7.38% 0.07377
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.07377
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.38% (0.07377) | 94.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.38% (0.07377) | 93.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 23.65% (0.23653) | 95.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 26.30% (0.26296) | 95.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 26, 2024 | 4.50% (0.04495) | 92.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 6.12% (0.06118) | 93.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 11, 2024 | 6.63% (0.06629) | 93.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 3, 2024 | 9.20% (0.09201) | 94.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 8.27% (0.08270) | 93.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 88.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 86.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 70.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (44)
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Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner flexera
Published Oct 31, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 14, 2007
Link CVE-2007-4351
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a