CVE - CVE-2008-5078

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-5078	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) recognize_eps_file function (src/psgen.c) and (2) tilde_subst function (src/util.c) in GNU enscript 1.6.1, and possibly earlier, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an epsf escape sequence with a long filename.
References
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MISC:1021401 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021401 MISC:33181 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/33181 MISC:RHSA-2008:1021 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1021.html MISC:SUSE-SR:2009:005 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00000.html MISC:enscript-recognize-tilde-bo(47680) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47680 MISC:http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-504.htm URL:http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-504.htm MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=473958 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=473958 MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11807 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11807
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20081114	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 (20081114)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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