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TI-2008-01323 Aliases CVE-2008-1374GHSA-3qp4-8w7m-xx2g

Integer overflow in pdftops filter in CUPS in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4, when…

Priority LOW 37CWE-190Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Integer overflow in pdftops filter in CUPS in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4, when running on 64-bit platforms, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2004-0888.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03873 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

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:apple:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.3.11VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.3.11 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2008:0206 Released 2008-04-01 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    cups security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.52, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.52.i386, cups-devel-1:1.1.17-13.3.52 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.52, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.52.i386, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.52.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.6, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.6.i386, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.6.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.6, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.6.i386, cups-devel-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.6 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.52, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.52.i386, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.52.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.6, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.6.i386, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.6.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.52, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.52.i386, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.52.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.6, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.6.i386, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.6.ia64 +6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0206
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0206
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0206
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0206
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0206
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0206
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0206
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0206

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1374
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3qp4-8w7m-xx2g
  3. 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2008-03486 The Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language (HPGL) filter in CUPS before 1.3.9 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2008-00044 Multiple buffer overflows in the HP-GL/2-to-PostScript filter in CUPS before 1.3.6 might… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-02026 CUPS before 1.1.21rc1 treats a Location directive in cupsd.conf as case sensitive, which… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2010-02814 ipp.c in cupsd in CUPS 1.4.4 and earlier does not properly allocate memory for attribute… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2009-00903 The ippReadIO function in cups/ipp.c in cupsd in CUPS before 1.3.10 does not properly… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2008-04935 The web interface (cgi-bin/admin.c) in CUPS before 1.3.8 uses the guest username when a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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