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CVE-2008-3863

Stack-based buffer overflow in the read_special_escape function in src/psgen.c in GNU Enscript 1.6.1 and 1.6.4 beta, when the -e (aka special escapes processing) option is enabled, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ASCII file, related to the setfilename command.

  • Published: Oct 24, 2008
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2008-3863
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.6
  • AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
gnu / enscript 1.6.1 1.6.1.x
gnu / enscript 1.6.4-beta 1.6.4-beta.x