Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 14, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-3639
CVE-2008-3639
Description
Heap-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.
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Affected products
79cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 76 more
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.3.8
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.10-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.19:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.19:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.19:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.19:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.19:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.20:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.20:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.20:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.20:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.20:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.20:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.21:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.21:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.22:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.22:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.23:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.5-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.5-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.6-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.6-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.6-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.9-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.2:b1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.2:b2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.3:b1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: <1.3.9
- Range: <1.3.9
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
28- secunia.com/advisories/32084nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/32226nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/32284nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/32292nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/32316nvdVendor Advisory
- www.cups.org/str.phpnvdVendor Advisory
- labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.phpnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32331nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/33085nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/33111nvd
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvd
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-470.htmnvd
- www.cups.org/articles.phpnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1656nvd
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-11.xmlnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0937.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31690nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2782nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3401nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1568nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45789nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11464nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/656-1/nvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00331.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00380.htmlnvd
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