CVE-2008-3641

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 24.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-10-10 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-399

Description

The Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language (HPGL) filter in CUPS before 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted pen width and pen color opcodes that overwrite arbitrary memory.

Affected products

cups: through 1.3.8; 1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5 (+70)

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32084
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
http://secunia.com/advisories/32226
http://secunia.com/advisories/32284
http://secunia.com/advisories/32292
http://secunia.com/advisories/32316
http://secunia.com/advisories/32331
http://secunia.com/advisories/33085
http://secunia.com/advisories/33111

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