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CVE-2008-3863Not scoredCWE-119

CVE-2008-3863: Gnu Enscript vulnerability

Gnu · Enscript

Vendor fix available · Affected: Gnu Enscript · Exploitation: possible (1 to 10%)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

8.4%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
95th percentile
050100

Higher than 95% of scored CVEs

Not scored yet. The CVE record carries no CVSS score.

DescriptionCVE.org

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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Exploitation
Possible (1 to 10%). EPSS between 1% and 10%.
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public check
No public nuclei template
Vendor
Gnu
Published
October 2008

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References

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