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TI-2009-00554 Aliases CVE-2009-0577GHSA-cjcq-j2gf-3gvx

Integer overflow in the WriteProlog function in texttops in CUPS 1.1.17 on Red Hat…

Priority LOW 36CWE-189Published · 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-189 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03576 89th 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 · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.17VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3Running onRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.17 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3 Running on ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2009:0308 Released 2009-02-19 · Red Hat rating Important
    cups security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.56, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.56.i386, cups-devel-1:1.1.17-13.3.56 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.56, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.56.i386, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.56.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.56, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.56.i386, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.56.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.56, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.56.i386, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.56.ia64 +6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:0308
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:0308
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:0308
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:0308

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0577
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cjcq-j2gf-3gvx

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

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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