Name: CVE-2008-5078: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2008-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2008-5078, CWE-119, CVSS 7.3, EPSS 0.04964

Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) recognize_eps_file function (src/psgen.c) and (2) tilde_subst function (src/util.c) in GNU enscript 1.6.1, and possibly earlier, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an epsf escape sequence with a long filename.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.3

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Centos_linux	—	Upgrade enscript	Dec 1, 2016	Dec 19, 2008
Debian	—	Upgrade enscript	Jul 30, 2024	Dec 19, 2008
Suse	—	Upgrade enscript	Feb 17, 2015	Dec 19, 2008

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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