CVE-2015-3279

cups-filters <1.0.71 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Integer overflow in filter/texttopdf.c in texttopdf in cups-filters before 1.0.71 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted line size in a print job, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

References (13)

Core 13
Core References
Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2659-1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-08
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/03/5
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1238990
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/03/2
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00033.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3303
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75557
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2360.html

Scores

EPSS 0.3104
EPSS Percentile 96.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-189
Status published
Products (7)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux 15.04
debian/debian_linux 7.1
debian/debian_linux 8.0
linuxfoundation/cups-filters < 1.0.70
Published Jul 14, 2015
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026