CVE-2011-3170
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.039 · 90 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
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affected products (69)
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references (26)
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- http://cups.org/str.php?L3914cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=727800cnnvd
- http://cups.org/str.php?L3914enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45796enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46024enisa_euvd
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2354enisa_euvd
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:146enisa_euvd
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