Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 19, 2011· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2011-3170
CVE-2011-3170
Description
The gif_read_lzw function in filter/image-gif.c in CUPS 1.4.8 and earlier does not properly handle the first code word in an LZW stream, which allows remote attackers to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly execute arbitrary code, via a crafted stream, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2896.
Affected products
93cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 92 more
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.4.8
- 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:1.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:1.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.4:b1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.4:b2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.4:b3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
12- cups.org/str.phpnvdPatch
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/45796nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/46024nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2354nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/49323nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1207-1nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69380nvd
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