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CVE-2013-6474 json

Heap-based buffer overflow in the pdftoopvp filter in CUPS and cups-filters before 1.0.47 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code…

published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-6278

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.1%
EPSS 3.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the pdftoopvp filter in CUPS and cups-filters before 1.0.47 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file.

Patch / fix

  • linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.47
  • openprinting cups-filters 1.0.47
  • cups Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.5.0-16
  • cups-filters Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.0.47-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6474

  • cups-filters openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.8.2-1.11

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10313-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2013-6474 updated cvss 5.1

cups-filters: heap-based buffer overflow flaw in pdftoopvp

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

3.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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