CVE-2008-3639

NameCVE-2008-3639
DescriptionHeap-based buffer overflow in the read_rle16 function in imagetops in CUPS before 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an SGI image with malformed Run Length Encoded (RLE) data containing a small image and a large row count.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1656-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
cups (PTS)buster2.2.10-6+deb10u6fixed
buster (security)2.2.10-6+deb10u9fixed
bullseye2.3.3op2-3+deb11u6fixed
bullseye (security)2.3.3op2-3+deb11u2fixed
bookworm2.4.2-3+deb12u5fixed
trixie2.4.7-1fixed
sid2.4.7-1.2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
cupssource(unstable)1.3.8-1lenny2medium
cupsyssourceetch1.2.7-4etch5DSA-1656-1
cupsyssource(unstable)(unfixed)

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