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CupsApplication · Apple

CVE-2008-1374

MEDIUM · 6.8 CVSS v2.0 Published 2008-04-04
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 1.3.11 or later.
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77/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Integer overflow in pdftops filter in CUPS in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4, when running on 64-bit platforms, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2004-0888.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Integer overflow in the pdftops filter in CUPS on 64-bit platforms (RHEL 3/4) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file. This is an incomplete fix for CVE-2004-0888, indicating a regression where the original patch did not fully address the underlying vulnerability.

MitigationApply vendor-provided patches for CUPS that address this integer overflow vulnerability; on 64-bit systems, restrict or sanitize PDF input to CUPS print queues from untrusted sources until patched.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
CupsApplication
Affected:<= 1.3.11

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
M
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Identify CUPS version
    Run 'cups-config --version' or check the RPM/package version with 'rpm -q cups' or 'dpkg -l cups'
    Affected if Installed version is 1.3.11 or earlier (any 1.x version <= 1.3.11)
  2. Confirm 64-bit platform
    Run 'uname -m' or 'getconf LONG_BIT' to verify the system architecture
    Affected if System runs a 64-bit operating system (x86_64, amd64, or similar)
  3. Locate pdftops filter
    Check for the pdftops binary in standard paths such as /usr/lib/cups/filter/pdftops or /usr/libexec/cups/filter/pdftops using 'find /usr -name pdftops 2>/dev/null'
    Affected if The pdftops filter binary exists on the system
  4. Check CUPS print queue accessibility
    Examine /etc/cups/cupsd.conf for 'Listen' or 'Port' directives and review access controls in /etc/cups/cupsd.conf and /etc/cups/printers.conf
    Affected if CUPS is listening on network interfaces and accepts print jobs from untrusted/network sources

All conditions must be true for the system to be vulnerable: running Apple CUPS <= 1.3.11 on a 64-bit platform with the pdftops filter available and accessible to untrusted input sources.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 1.3.11
Interim mitigation

Apply vendor-provided patches for CUPS that address this integer overflow vulnerability; on 64-bit systems, restrict or sanitize PDF input to CUPS print queues from untrusted sources until patched.

Fix this in Cups Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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