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CVE-2011-3170

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-119 Buffer Errors
Publication date:
19/08/2011
Last modified:
11/04/2025

Description

The gif_read_lzw function in filter/image-gif.c in CUPS 1.4.8 and earlier does not properly handle the first code word in an LZW stream, which allows remote attackers to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly execute arbitrary code, via a crafted stream, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2896.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.10 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
5.10
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1.4.8 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.5-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.5-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.6-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.6-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.6-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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