GHSA-wj8g-27x5-crw6

GHSA-wj8g-27x5-crw6 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.300000190734863 CRITICAL

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 17, 2022

Integer overflow in the _cupsImageReadPNG function in CUPS 1.1.17 through 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PNG image with a large height value, which bypasses a validation check and triggers a buffer overflow.

Risk scores

CVSS 4.0

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

Timeline

May 17, 2022 CVE Published
Apr 9, 2026 Distribution Patch
Apr 9, 2026 Security Advisory (2 in total, the first dated here)

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vulnetix vdb vuln GHSA-wj8g-27x5-crw6
vulnetix vdb fixes GHSA-wj8g-27x5-crw6

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  "https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/GHSA-wj8g-27x5-crw6/fixes/registry"

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