Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2008-5078 First vendor Publication 2008-12-19
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2017-09-29

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 6.8 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 6.4 Attack Complexity Medium
Cvss Expoit Score 8.6 Authentication None Required
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Detail

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.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5078

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-119 Failure to Constrain Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11807
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11807
Title: 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.
Description: 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.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2008-5078
 Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
CentOS Linux 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 4
Oracle Linux 4
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Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 1

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2009-10-10 Name : SLES9: Security update for enscript
File : nvt/sles9p5043467.nasl
2009-03-06 Name : RedHat Update for enscript RHSA-2008:1021-02
File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2008_1021-02_enscript.nasl
2009-03-02 Name : SuSE Security Summary SUSE-SR:2009:005
File : nvt/suse_sr_2009_005.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for enscript CESA-2008:1021-02 centos2 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_1021-02_enscript_centos2_i386.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for enscript CESA-2008:1021 centos3 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_1021_enscript_centos3_i386.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for enscript CESA-2008:1021 centos3 x86_64
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_1021_enscript_centos3_x86_64.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for enscript CESA-2008:1021 centos4 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_1021_enscript_centos4_i386.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for enscript CESA-2008:1021 centos4 x86_64
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_1021_enscript_centos4_x86_64.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
52159 GNU Enscript src/util.c epsf Escape Sequence Overflow
52158 GNU Enscript src/psgen.c epsf Escape Sequence Overflow

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-1021.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing a security update.
File : sl_20081215_enscript_on_SL3_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-09-24 Name : The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse9_12349.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-12-16 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing a security update.
File : centos_RHSA-2008-1021.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-12-16 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.
File : redhat-RHSA-2008-1021.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

Source Url
CONFIRM http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-504.htm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=473958
OVAL https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova...
REDHAT http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1021.html
SECTRACK http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021401
SECUNIA http://secunia.com/advisories/33181
SUSE http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00000.html
XF https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47680

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