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TI-2005-04603 Aliases CVE-2005-4873GHSA-7c52-ww2j-7v63

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the phpcups PHP module for CUPS 1.1.23rc1 might…

Priority LOW 37CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the phpcups PHP module for CUPS 1.1.23rc1 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors that result in long function parameters, as demonstrated by the cups_get_dest_options function in phpcups.c.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01907 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cups:cups:1.1.23:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.23 rc1Vulnerablecups
  • cpe:2.3:a:cups:cups:1.1.23:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.23 rc1 Vulnerable ·cups

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-4873
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7c52-ww2j-7v63

References

Other 1

  • TI-2015-01053 The add_job function in scheduler/ipp.c in cupsd in CUPS before 2.0.3 performs incorrect… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2007-04211 Off-by-one error in the ippReadIO function in cups/ipp.c in CUPS 1.3.3 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2008-00848 Double free vulnerability in the process_browse_data function in CUPS 1.3.5 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2008-00038 Heap-based buffer overflow in the cgiCompileSearch function in CUPS 1.3.5, and other… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2014-06781 The browsing feature in the server in CUPS does not filter ANSI escape sequences from… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-04829 AppArmor cupsd Sandbox Bypass Due to Use of Hard Links CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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