CVE-2008-3641 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 24.1% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 24.13% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-399 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-10-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | cups |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | CUPS 1.3.7 - 'HP-GL/2' Filter Remote Code Execution | 2008-10-09 |
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
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33568
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-261088-1
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-470.htm
- http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L575
- http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2911
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1656
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-11.xml
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