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CVE-2008-0047

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-0047 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the cgiCompileSearch function of CUPS 1.3.5 and other versions, including those bundled with Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2, when printer sharing is enabled. This critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending crafted search expressions. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the high CVSS score and potential for complete system compromise warrant attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.3.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cups:cups:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.77%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0677 is in the 69th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: cups-1:1.2.4-11.14.el5_1.6
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-0047Moderate

cups: heap based buffer overflow in cgiCompileSearch()

Mar 18, 2008

References

docs.info.apple.com / article.html
labs.idefense.com / intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
Patch
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00005.html
secunia.com / advisories/29420
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/29431
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/29448
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/29485
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/29573
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/29603
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/29634
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/29655
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/29750
Vendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200804-01.xml
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10085
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00091.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00105.html
debian.org / security/2008/dsa-1530
mandriva.com / security/advisories
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0192.html
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/28307
securitytracker.com / id
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-598-1
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/0921/references
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/0924/references
Vendor Advisory