DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5078

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5078
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5078.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5078
Upstream
Downstream
Published
2008-12-19T17:30:02Z
Modified
2026-09-01T20:02:56Z
Summary
[none]
Details

Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) recognize_eps_file function (src/psgen.c) and (2) tilde_subst function (src/util.c) in GNU enscript 1.6.1, and possibly earlier, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an epsf escape sequence with a long filename.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / enscript

Package

Name
enscript
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/enscript?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.4-13

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5078.json"

Debian:13 / enscript

Package

Name
enscript
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/enscript?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.4-13

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5078.json"

Debian:14 / enscript

Package

Name
enscript
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/enscript?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.4-13

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5078.json"