MEDIUM
cups: integer overflow in the image filter
Published Apr 10, 2008
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.00%
Description
Multiple integer overflows in (1) filter/image-png.c and (2) filter/image-zoom.c in CUPS 1.3 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and trigger memory corruption, as demonstrated via a crafted PNG image.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.53
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0498
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.8
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0498
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
cups-1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.1
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0498
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.53 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0498 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.8 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0498 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | cups-1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0498 |
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.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.00% 0.02000
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02000
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 | 2.00% (0.02000) | 79.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.00% (0.02000) | 78.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.16% (0.04161) | 87.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.14% (0.07138) | 85.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.82% (0.03824) | 87.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.79% (0.01794) | 88.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 14, 2023 | 1.48% (0.01476) | 85.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 8, 2023 | 1.52% (0.01525) | 85.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01413) | 84.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (29)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29809 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29902 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30078 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30190 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30553 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30717 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31324 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32292 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2790 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1625 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-23.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/218395 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:170 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.osvdb.org/44398 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28781 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019854 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-606-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1226/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1722 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=441692 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41832 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1722
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8768 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0498.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/656-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1722
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00068.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00081.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Apr 10, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 10, 2008
Link CVE-2008-1722
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a