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CVE-2009-0577

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.8 Published: 2009-02-20 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Apple CupsRedhat Enterprise Linux

Weakness Type

CWE-189

References