HIGH
enscript: "font" special escape buffer overflows
Published Nov 4, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.44%
Description
Buffer overflow in enscript before 1.6.4 has unknown impact and attack vectors, possibly related to the font escape sequence.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
enscript-0:1.6.1-16.7
Fixed · RHSA-2008:1021
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
enscript-0:1.6.1-24.7
Fixed · RHSA-2008:1021
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
enscript-0:1.6.1-33.el4_7.1
Fixed · RHSA-2008:1021
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
enscript-0:1.6.4-4.1.1.el5_2
Fixed · RHSA-2008:1016
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | enscript-0:1.6.1-16.7 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:1021 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | enscript-0:1.6.1-24.7 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:1021 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | enscript-0:1.6.1-33.el4_7.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:1021 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | enscript-0:1.6.4-4.1.1.el5_2 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:1016 |
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.
2.44% 0.02436
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02436
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.44% (0.02436) | 83.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.44% (0.02436) | 82.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 25, 2025 | 4.68% (0.04682) | 88.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.09% (0.06094) | 89.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 11.84% (0.11843) | 89.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.09% (0.06094) | 90.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00262) | 66.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00262) | 64.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 5, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00262) | 62.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00292) | 64.20th | 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 (1)
References (25)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://osvdb.org/49569 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1021.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32521 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32530 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32753 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32854 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32970 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33109 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-02.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-504.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0321 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1670 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:243 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1016.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498385/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-660-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4306 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=469311 Issue Tracking
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2887 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4306
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10718 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4306
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00014.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00040.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Nov 4, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 29, 2008
Link CVE-2008-4306
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a