Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-4306
Buffer overflow in enscript before 1.6.4 has unknown impact and attack vectors, possibly related to the font escape sequence.
Vulnerability category: Overflow
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4306
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.26%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 63 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-4306
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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9.3
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
8.6
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10.0
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-4306
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-4306
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2008:024 - openSUSE Security Announce - openSUSE Mailing Lists
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1670
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-660-1
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00040.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-02.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:243
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10718
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-504.htm
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498385/100/0/threaded
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1021.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00014.html
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2887
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1016.html
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0321
Products affected by CVE-2008-4306
- cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:linux:8.04:lts:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:linux:6.06:lts:*:*:*:*:*:*