CVE-2008-3641
HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 24.1%EU EUVD
The Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language (HPGL) filter in CUPS before 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted pen width and pen color opcodes that overwrite arbitrary memory.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 10.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-399
- EPSS score
- 24.1% (98th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-3627)
- Published
- October 10, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-3627 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
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References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html(Vendor Advisory)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32084(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32222(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32226(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32284(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32292(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32316(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32331
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33085
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33111
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33568
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-261088-1
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216(Vendor Advisory)
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-470.htm
- http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L575
- http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2911(Exploit)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1656
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-11.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:211
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0937.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497221/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681(Patch)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31688
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021031
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2782
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3401
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1568
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-067
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45779
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9666
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/656-1/
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00331.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00380.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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