CVE-2008-3863

Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.6)—
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.
CVSS

Versión: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Puntuación base: 7.6
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)

Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 8.36%
Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 95
Fecha de la puntuación: 2/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)

GNU — Enscript
CWE

CWE-119
Referencias

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