CVE-2008-4306

N/A Unknown
Published: November 04, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Buffer overflow in enscript before 1.6.4 has unknown impact and attack vectors, possibly related to the font escape sequence.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://osvdb.org/49569
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1021.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/32521
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/32530
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32753
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/32854
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/32970
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/33109
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-02.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-504.htm
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0321
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1670
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:243
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1016.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498385/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-660-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2887
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10718
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00014.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00040.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/49569
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1021.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32521
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32530
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32753
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32854
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32970
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33109
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-02.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-504.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0321
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1670
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:243
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1016.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498385/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-660-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2887
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10718
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00014.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00040.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

42 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.7%
89th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

ubuntu

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