Multiple buffer overflows in abcm2ps before 5.9.12 might allow remote attackers to…
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-120Published · 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-120 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Multiple buffer overflows in abcm2ps before 5.9.12 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted input file, related to the PUT0 and PUT1 output macros; (2) a crafted input file, related to the trim_title function; and possibly (3) a long -O option on a command line.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05851 93rd 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:moinejf:abcm2ps:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 5.9.12 | Vulnerable | moinejf |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 14 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:moinejf:abcm2ps:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.9.12 Vulnerable ·moinejf
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-3441
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w472-23r7-6hhp
References
Patch 4
- [oss-security] 20100408 Re: CVE Request -- Abcm2ps v5.9.12 -- multiple unspecified vulnerabilities
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=580435
- [oss-security] 20100408 Re: CVE Request -- Abcm2ps v5.9.12 -- multiple unspecified vulnerabilities
- [oss-security] 20100408 CVE Request -- Abcm2ps v5.9.12 -- multiple unspecified vulnerabilities
Sources
- CVE-2010-3441 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-3441 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w472-23r7-6hhp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2010-3441 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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