Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the unhtmlify function in foomatic-rip in foomatic-filters before 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long job title.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 9.8/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/foomatic-4.0/foomatic-filters/annotate/head:/ChangeLogPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0491.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/15/1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/15/7Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://bugs.linuxfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=515
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218297Issue Tracking
- http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/foomatic-4.0/foomatic-filters/annotate/head:/ChangeLogPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0491.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/15/1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/15/7Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://bugs.linuxfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=515
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218297Issue Tracking
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 15, 2016
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified