CVE-2015-3258
Status: ModifiedHigh (7.5)—
Heap-based buffer overflow in the WriteProlog function in filter/texttopdf.c in texttopdf in cups-filters before 1.0.70 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a small line size in a print job.
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Base score: 7.5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 8.29%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 95
- Score date: 10/6/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (3)
CWEs
- CWE-119
References
- http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7363
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00033.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2360.html
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2659-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3303
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/26/4
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75436
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1235385
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-08
- http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7363
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00033.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2360.html
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2659-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3303
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/26/4
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75436
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1235385
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-08
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