CVE-2007-5849

N/A Unknown
Published: December 19, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Integer underflow in the asn1_get_string function in the SNMP back end (backend/snmp.c) for CUPS 1.2 through 1.3.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SNMP response that triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=201570
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00003.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28113
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28129
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28200
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28386
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28441
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28636
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28676
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2589
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1437
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200712-14.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:036
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26910
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26917
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-563-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4242
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39097
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39101
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00908.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=201570
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00003.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28113
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28129
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28200
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28386
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28441
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28636
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28676
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2589
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1437
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200712-14.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:036
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26910
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26917
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-563-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4242
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39097
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39101
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00908.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

52 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
13.6%
96th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-189

Affected Vendors

apple easy_software_products

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