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CVE-2008-5078

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.8 Published: 2008-12-19 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) recognize_eps_file function (src/psgen.c) and (2) tilde_subst function (src/util.c) in GNU enscript 1.6.1, and possibly earlier, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an epsf escape sequence with a long filename.

Affected Platforms

Gnu Escript

Weakness Type

CWE-119

References