CVE-2023-4504 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in CUPS and libppd, stemming from a failure to validate the length of attacker-crafted PPD PostScript documents. This flaw affects products like Debian, Fedora, and OpenPrinting, and has been patched in CUPS version 2.4.7. With a CVSS score of 7.0 (HIGH), the vulnerability requires local access and user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious document) but could lead to high impact in confidentiality, integrity, and availability, including potential code execution. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.4.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openprinting:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openprinting:libppd:2.0:rc2:*:*:*:linux:*:* | ||
37CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
38CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
39CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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