cups: cupsRasterReadPixels buffer overflow
Published Feb 19, 2015
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.63%
Description
Integer underflow in the cupsRasterReadPixels function in filter/raster.c in CUPS before 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a malformed compressed raster file, which triggers a buffer overflow.
Affected products
No data.
Running on/with
- 10.04
- 12.04
- 14.04
- 14.10
- 20
- 21
- 13.1
- 13.2
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
cups-1:1.4.2-67.el6_6.1
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1123
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
cups-1:1.6.3-17.ael7b_1.1
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1123
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
cups
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | cups-1:1.4.2-67.el6_6.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1123 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | cups-1:1.6.3-17.ael7b_1.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1123 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | cups | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the version of cups package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is now in Extended Life Cycle phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates.
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:N/AC:M/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 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 (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.63% (0.04633) | 91.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.63% (0.04633) | 90.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 13, 2026 | 5.46% (0.05457) | 90.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 7.36% (0.07364) | 91.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 5.46% (0.05457) | 89.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 7.36% (0.07364) | 91.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 5.46% (0.05457) | 89.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 7.36% (0.07364) | 91.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 12, 2025 | 5.46% (0.05457) | 89.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.09% (0.04094) | 87.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.27% (0.08266) | 86.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.09% (0.04094) | 87.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.83% (0.01828) | 88.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 1.86% (0.01862) | 88.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.86% (0.01862) | 86.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 84.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 83.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 66.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (20)
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0067.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150171.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
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- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00098.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1123.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3172 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9679 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1191588 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9679
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-06 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cups.org/str.php?L4551 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9679
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