CVE-2008-3863

Summary

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.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• n/a

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2891
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32137
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46026
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31858
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32521
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00040.html
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9939
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00014.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1016.html
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-504.htm
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-660-1
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
• http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0321
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4488
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-02.xml
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497647/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498385/100/0/threaded
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2887
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32854
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:243
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32970
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32530
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1670
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
• http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-41/
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32753
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33109
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1021.html

References

• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2891
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32137
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46026
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31858
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32521
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00040.html
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9939
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00014.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1016.html
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-504.htm
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-660-1
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
• http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0321
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4488
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-02.xml
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497647/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498385/100/0/threaded
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2887
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32854
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:243
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32970
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32530
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1670
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
• http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-41/
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32753
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33109
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1021.html

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