CVE-2008-1373
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8EPSS 2.2%EU EUVD
Buffer overflow in the gif_read_lzw function in CUPS 1.3.6 allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via a GIF file with a large code_size value, a similar issue to CVE-2006-4484.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 2.2% (82th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-1380)
- Published
- April 4, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1380 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- easy software products / cups
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29573(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29603(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29630(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29634(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29655(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29659(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29661(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29750(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31324
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-01.xml
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0136
- http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2765(Exploit, Patch)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1625
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:081
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0192.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0206.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490486/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28544
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019739
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-598-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1059/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41587
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11479
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00091.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00105.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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