CVE-2007-4351

Off-by-one error in the ippReadIO function in cups/ipp.c in CUPS 1.3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted (1) textWithLanguage or (2) nameWithLanguage Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) tag, leading to a stack-based buffer overflow.

Published: 2007-10-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-4351 is rated High Risk (67.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.38%, 94th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-4351

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 23.65% 7.38% -16.28%
2 2025-07-01 26.30% 23.65% -2.64%
3 2025-03-30 26.30%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-4351

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-4351

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-4351

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2007-4351 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (cups), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-4351
gentoo high CVE-2007-4351: 1 GLSA(s) (200711-16), 1 atom(s) (net-print/cups); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-4351
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-4351
suse critical CVE-2007-4351 severity critical: SUSE including 46 source package names (cups-1.3.9-8.30.1, cups-1.3.9-8.44.1, …), 46 product×package rows across 10 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1, … (10 product lines)): Fixed 42, Known Not Affected 4. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-4351/
ubuntu low CVE-2007-4351 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (cupsys), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, upstream): released 5. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-4351

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2007-4351

  • Red Hat (2007-11-09T00:00:00)

    Vulnerable. This issue affected the CUPS packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This issue also affected the versions of CUPS packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4, but exploitation would only lead to a possible denial of service. Updates are available from https://rhn.redhat.com/cve/CVE-2007-4351.html

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-4351

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cups cups <= 1.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:cups:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-4351

URL Tags
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/27233 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27410
http://secunia.com/advisories/27445
http://secunia.com/advisories/27447
http://secunia.com/advisories/27474
http://secunia.com/advisories/27494
http://secunia.com/advisories/27499
http://secunia.com/advisories/27540
http://secunia.com/advisories/27577
http://secunia.com/advisories/27604
http://secunia.com/advisories/27712
http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
http://secunia.com/advisories/30847
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-76/advisory/ Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-16.xml
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.501902
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-476.htm
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_response09186a00809a1f11.html
http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2561
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1407
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/446897 US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:204
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_58_cups.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1020.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1022.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1023.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26268
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018879
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3681
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1934/references
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=361661
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38190
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1875
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10604
https://usn.ubuntu.com/539-1/
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00012.html
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