CVE-2008-0047

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-03-18 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the cgiCompileSearch function in CUPS 1.3.5, and other versions including the version bundled with Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2, when printer sharing is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted search expressions.

Affected products

cups: 1.3.5

References

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=674
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00005.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
http://secunia.com/advisories/29431
http://secunia.com/advisories/29448
http://secunia.com/advisories/29485
http://secunia.com/advisories/29573
http://secunia.com/advisories/29603
http://secunia.com/advisories/29634
http://secunia.com/advisories/29655

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