Off-by-one in libppd



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-4504
CWE-ID CWE-193
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
libppd
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor OpenPrinting

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Off-by-one

EUVDB-ID: #VU80932

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4504

CWE-ID: CWE-193 - Off-by-one Error

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to an off-by-one error when parsing Postscript objects within the scan_ps() function in cups/raster-interpret.c. A remote attacker can trigger pass a specially crafted PPD file to the affected application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

libppd: 2.0 rc1 - 2.0b4

CPE2.3 External links

http://github.com/OpenPrinting/libppd/releases/tag/2.0.0


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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