Buffer overflow in the gif_read_lzw function in CUPS 1.3.6 allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via a GIF file with a large code_size value, a similar issue to CVE-2006-4484.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-1373 is rated High Exploit Risk (68/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.51%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2025-05-25 | 9.66% | 7.51% | -2.15% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 10.09% | 9.66% | -0.42% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 10.09% | — |
Full EPSS history (17 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.8 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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6.5 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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medium | CVE-2008-1373 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-2008-1373 |
gentoo
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high | CVE-2008-1373: 1 GLSA(s) (200804-01), 1 atom(s) (net-print/cups); latest impact high. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-1373 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1373 |
suse
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medium | CVE-2008-1373 severity moderate: SUSE including 36 source package names (cups-1.3.9-8.30.1, cups-1.3.9-8.44.1, …), 36 product×package rows across 9 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1, … (9 product lines)): Fixed 32, Known Not Affected 4. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1373/ |
ubuntu
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low | CVE-2008-1373 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (cupsys), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, upstream): released 4, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-1373 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| easy_software_products | cups | 1.3.6 | cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |