CVE-2009-0577

CVE-2009-0577 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Integer overflow in the WriteProlog function in texttops in CUPS 1.1.17 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PostScript file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2008-3640.

Learn more about our Cis Benchmark Audit For Distribution Independent Linux.