CVE - CVE-2009-0577

CVE-ID
CVE-2009-0577	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Integer overflow in the WriteProlog function in texttops in CUPS 1.1.17 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PostScript file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2008-3640.
References
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MISC:33995 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/33995 MISC:RHSA-2009:0308 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0308.html MISC:cups-texttops-writeprolog-bo(48977) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48977 MISC:http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-064.htm URL:http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-064.htm MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=486052 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=486052 MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9968 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9968
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20090213	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20090213)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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