CVE-2008-3863

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…

published October 23, 2008

CVSS
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EPSS
8%
Percentile
94.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.08358 · 94.9th percentile
Published
2008-10-23T21:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 23 OCT 21:00Z
    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…
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