CUPS buffer overflow
Published Dec 19, 2007
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.55%
Description
Buffer overflow in CUPS in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows local admin users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted URI to the CUPS service.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. After a detailed analysis of this flaw, it has been determined that it is not exploitable on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5. For more information please see: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=415141
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.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.55% (0.00549) | 43.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.55% (0.00549) | 41.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.27% (0.00269) | 48.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00148) | 52.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00136) | 49.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00104) | 40.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02694) | 82.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02694) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02694) | 62.67th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (19)
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28136 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28344 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28441 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28636 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:050 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485829/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26910 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5848 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=415141 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39096 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2009 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5848
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5848
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