CVE-2013-6473
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
6.8
Description
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the urftopdf filter in cups-filters 1.0.25 before 1.0.47 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large (1) page or (2) line in a URF file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Ubuntu Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 13.10 | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.0.47-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.0.47-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.0.47-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.0.47-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.0.47-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| linuxfoundation | cups-filters | 1.0.25 | |
| linuxfoundation | cups-filters | 1.0.26 | |
| linuxfoundation | cups-filters | 1.0.27 | |
| linuxfoundation | cups-filters | 1.0.28 | |
| linuxfoundation | cups-filters | 1.0.29 | |
| linuxfoundation | cups-filters | 1.0.30 | |
| linuxfoundation | cups-filters | 1.0.31 | |
| linuxfoundation | cups-filters | 1.0.32 | |
| linuxfoundation | cups-filters | 1.0.33 | |
| linuxfoundation | cups-filters | 1.0.34 | |
| linuxfoundation | cups-filters | 1.0.35 | |
| linuxfoundation | cups-filters | 1.0.36 | |
| linuxfoundation | cups-filters | 1.0.37 | |
| linuxfoundation | cups-filters | 1.0.38 | |
| linuxfoundation | cups-filters | 1.0.39 | |
| linuxfoundation | cups-filters | 1.0.40 | |
| linuxfoundation | cups-filters | 1.0.41 | |
| linuxfoundation | cups-filters | 1.0.42 | |
| linuxfoundation | cups-filters | 1.0.43 | |
| linuxfoundation | cups-filters | 1.0.44 | |
| linuxfoundation | cups-filters | 1.0.45 | |
| linuxfoundation | cups-filters | 1.0.46 | |
References
- http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7175
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66601
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2143-1
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=741333
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1027547
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6473
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.