CVE-2008-1373

critical

Description

Buffer overflow in the gif_read_lzw function in CUPS 1.3.6 allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via a GIF file with a large code_size value, a similar issue to CVE-2006-4484.

References

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00105.html

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00091.html

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11479

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41587

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2008-1380

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1059/references

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-598-1

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019739

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28544

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490486/100/0/threaded

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0206.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0192.html

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:081

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1625

http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2765

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0136

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-01.xml

http://secunia.com/advisories/31324

http://secunia.com/advisories/29750

http://secunia.com/advisories/29661

http://secunia.com/advisories/29659

http://secunia.com/advisories/29655

http://secunia.com/advisories/29634

http://secunia.com/advisories/29630

http://secunia.com/advisories/29603

http://secunia.com/advisories/29573

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00003.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-04-04

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.09665