ghsa-wp92-87r8-55v9
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-02 00:04
Modified
2025-04-09 03:59
Details

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.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2008-3863"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-119"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2008-10-23T22:00:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-wp92-87r8-55v9",
  "modified": "2025-04-09T03:59:57Z",
  "published": "2022-05-02T00:04:24Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3863"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46026"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2887"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9939"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00014.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00040.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1021.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32137"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32521"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32530"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32753"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32854"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/35074"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-41"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-02.xml"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4488"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-504.htm"
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      "url": "http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0321"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1670"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:243"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1016.html"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497647/100/0/threaded"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498385/100/0/threaded"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31858"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-660-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2891"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297"
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}


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