HIGH
cups: heap based buffer overflow in cgiCompileSearch()
Published Mar 18, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.77%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the cgiCompileSearch function in CUPS 1.3.5, and other versions including the version bundled with Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2, when printer sharing is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted search expressions.
Affected products
No data.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
cups-1:1.2.4-11.14.el5_1.6
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0192
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | cups-1:1.2.4-11.14.el5_1.6 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0192 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
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.
6.77% 0.06765
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06765
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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.77% (0.06765) | 93.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.77% (0.06765) | 93.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 25.28% (0.25276) | 95.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 27.59% (0.27588) | 94.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 25.28% (0.25276) | 95.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 27, 2025 | 90.11% (0.90105) | 99.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 20, 2025 | 88.71% (0.88709) | 98.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 89.85% (0.89854) | 99.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 20, 2024 | 86.75% (0.86749) | 98.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 7, 2024 | 83.49% (0.83495) | 98.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 22, 2023 | 85.52% (0.85523) | 98.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 86.00% (0.86001) | 97.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 87.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (30)
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=674 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29420 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29431 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29448 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29485 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29573 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29603 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29634 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29655 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29750 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-01.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1530 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:081 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0192.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28307 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019646 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-598-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0921/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-0047 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=436153 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0047
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10085 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0047
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00091.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00105.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 18, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 3, 2008
Link CVE-2008-0047
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a