VDB
CVE-2008-5078
CVE-2008-5078
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.800000190734863 MEDIUM
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.
EPSS 4.96% · 89.9th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
6.800000190734863
EPSS Score
4.96%
89.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| gnu | escript | 1.6.1 |
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
Timeline
- Dec 19, 2008 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 3, 2023 EPSS Score
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- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- enscript-recognize-tilde-bo(47680) vdb
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-504.htm url
- 33181 third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2009:005 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2008:1021 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11807 vdb
- 1021401 vdb
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=473958 url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5078 advisory