CVE-2011-3170
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.1EPSS 3.9%EU EUVD
The gif_read_lzw function in filter/image-gif.c in CUPS 1.4.8 and earlier does not properly handle the first code word in an LZW stream, which allows remote attackers to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly execute arbitrary code, via a crafted stream, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2896.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.1 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 3.9% (90th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2011-3137)
- Published
- August 19, 2011
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-3137 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
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References
- http://cups.org/str.php?L3914(Patch)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45796
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46024
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2354
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:146
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:147
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49323
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025980
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1207-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=727800(Patch)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69380
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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