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CVE-2008-3641

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-3641 describes a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting CUPS versions prior to 1.3.9, specifically within its Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language (HPGL) filter. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending specially crafted pen width and pen color opcodes that overwrite memory. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability presents a severe risk, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-32470) confirms the existence of public exploit code, despite limited community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.3.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

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

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

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
24.13%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-32470 · Oct 9, 2008
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2413 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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 (4)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.54
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.27.el4_7.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: cups-1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.2
View patch
applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-3641Important

CUPS: HP/GL reader insufficient bounds checking

Oct 9, 2008

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
Vendor Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
secunia.com / advisories/32084
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/32222
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/32226
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/32284
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/32292
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/32316
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/32331
secunia.com / advisories/33085
secunia.com / advisories/33111
secunia.com / advisories/33568
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/45779
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9666
sunsolve.sun.com / search/document.do
support.apple.com / kb/HT3216
Vendor Advisory
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-470.htm
usn.ubuntu.com / 656-1
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00331.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00380.html
cups.org / articles.php
cups.org / str.php
Exploit
debian.org / security/2008/dsa-1656
gentoo.org / security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-11.xml
mandriva.com / security/advisories
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0937.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/497221/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/31681
Patch
securityfocus.com / bid/31688
securitytracker.com / id
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2780
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2782
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/3401
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1568
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-08-067