Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 14, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-3279
CVE-2015-3279
Description
Integer overflow in filter/texttopdf.c in texttopdf in cups-filters before 1.0.71 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted line size in a print job, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
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Affected products
12cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: <1.0.71
- osv-coords4 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/cups-filters&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/cups-filters&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/cups-filters&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/cups-filters&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012
< 1.8.2-1.11+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.2-1.11
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.58-8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.58-8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.58-8.1
Patches
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References
13- bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7365nvd
- bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7366nvd
- bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7369nvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00033.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2360.htmlnvd
- ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2659-1nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3303nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/03/2nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/03/5nvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/75557nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-08nvd
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