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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3170

The gif_read_lzw function in filter/image-gif.c in CUPS 1.4.8 and earlier does not properly handle the first code word in an LZW stream, which allows remote attackers to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly execute arbitrary code, via a crafted stream, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2896.

Products
cups
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1.5.0-8
CVEs
CVE-2011-3170
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 23:22 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3170

core-osv · Original source

Published 19 Aug 2011, 17:55 UTC

The gif_read_lzw function in filter/image-gif.c in CUPS 1.4.8 and earlier does not properly handle the first code word in an LZW stream, which allows remote attackers to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly execute arbitrary code, via a crafted stream, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2896.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3170

cups

Fixed versions: 1.5.0-8

cups

Fixed versions: 1.5.0-8

cups

Fixed versions: 1.5.0-8

Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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      "modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:42.087211743Z",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 418431,
  "published_at": "2011-08-19T17:55:03.363+00:00"
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