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DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5078

DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5078 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.300000190734863 CRITICAL

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v4.0
9.300000190734863
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:13enscript0, 0, 0
Debian:11enscript0, 0, 0
Debian:12enscript0, 0, 0
Debian:14enscript0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Dec 19, 2008 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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