DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3639

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-3639
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3639.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3639
Upstream
Downstream
Published
2008-10-14T21:10:35.580Z
Modified
2025-11-19T01:06:22.691001Z
Summary
[none]
Details

Heap-based buffer overflow in the read_rle16 function in imagetops in CUPS before 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an SGI image with malformed Run Length Encoded (RLE) data containing a small image and a large row count.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / cups

Package

Name
cups
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/cups?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.8-1lenny2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3639.json"

Debian:12 / cups

Package

Name
cups
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/cups?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.8-1lenny2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3639.json"

Debian:13 / cups

Package

Name
cups
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/cups?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.8-1lenny2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3639.json"

Debian:14 / cups

Package

Name
cups
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/cups?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.8-1lenny2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3639.json"