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CVE-2015-3258

cups-filters: texttopdf heap-based buffer overflow

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4

CVSS 2.0

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Published · June 26, 2015

Updated · June 27, 2026

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow was discovered in the way the texttopdf utility of cups-filter processed print jobs with a specially crafted line size. An attacker able to submit print jobs could use this flaw to crash texttopdf or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the "lp" user.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 4
AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWE-1284 · Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input