foomatic: potential remote arbitrary code execution
Published Apr 15, 2016
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 5.48%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the unhtmlify function in foomatic-rip in foomatic-filters before 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long job title.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.7.z
- 6.0
Configuration 2
- ≤ 4.0.5
Configuration 4
- 6.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
foomatic-0:4.0.4-5.el6_7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0491
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
foomatic
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
foomatic
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | foomatic-0:4.0.4-5.el6_7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0491 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | foomatic | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | foomatic | Not affected | n/a |
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 2, 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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 5.48% (0.05483) | 92.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.48% (0.05483) | 91.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 13, 2026 | 6.31% (0.06308) | 90.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 15, 2025 | 7.45% (0.07450) | 91.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.91% (0.05909) | 89.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 19.15% (0.19153) | 92.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.91% (0.05909) | 89.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.76% (0.05757) | 93.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 7.39% (0.07391) | 94.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 15, 2024 | 6.51% (0.06512) | 93.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 6, 2024 | 6.37% (0.06374) | 92.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 5.01% (0.05014) | 91.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.77% (0.03772) | 90.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.55% (0.04550) | 88.84th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.55% (0.04550) | 87.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.55% (0.04550) | 74.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/foomatic-4.0/foomatic-filters/annotate/head:/ChangeLog x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0491.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/15/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/15/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-5325 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.linuxfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=515 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218297 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-5325
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-5325
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/foomatic-4.0/foomatic-filters/annotate/head:/ChangeLog | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0491.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/15/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/15/7 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-5325 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.linuxfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=515 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218297 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-5325 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-5325 |
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