OpenPrinting CUPS/libppd Postscript Parsing Heap Overflow (OpenPrinting CUPS)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.64 % · percentile 50 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- AHA
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted PPD PostScript document, CUPS and libppd are susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow and possibly code execution. This issue has been fixed in CUPS version 2.4.7, released in September of 2023.
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://takeonme.org/cves/CVE-2023-4504.html
- https://github.com/OpenPrinting/libppd/security/advisories/GHSA-4f65-6ph5-qwh6
- https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/security/advisories/GHSA-pf5r-86w9-678h
- https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/releases/tag/v2.4.7
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AMYDKIE4PSJDEMC5OWNFCDMHFGLJ57XG/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5WVS4I7JG3LISFPKTM6ADKJXXEPEEWBQ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5WHEJIYMMAIXU2EC35MGTB5LGGO2FFJE/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T2GSPQAFK2Z6L57TRXEKZDF42K2EVBH7/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00041.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PXPVADB56NMLJWG4IZ3OZBNJ2ZOLPQJ6/
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/33
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-54359
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2023-4504
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0938 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0585 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans VMware Tanzu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0785 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Apple · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:openprinting:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 2.4.7cpe:2.3:a:openprinting:libppd:2.0:rc2:*:*:*:linux:*:*cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| OpenPrinting · CUPS | affected 0 < 2.4.6 |
| OpenPrinting · libppd | affected 0 < d09348b |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |