Multiple integer overflows in (1) filter/image-png.c and (2) filter/image-zoom.c in CUPS 1.3 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and trigger memory corruption, as demonstrated via a crafted PNG image.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-1722 is rated Moderate Risk (42.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.00%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
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 | 4.16% | 2.00% | -2.16% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 7.14% | 4.16% | -2.98% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 7.14% | — |
Full EPSS history (13 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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medium | CVE-2008-1722 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-2008-1722 |
gentoo
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high | CVE-2008-1722: 1 GLSA(s) (200804-23), 1 atom(s) (net-print/cups); latest impact high. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-1722 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1722 |
suse
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medium | CVE-2008-1722 severity moderate: 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-2008-1722/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2008-1722 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (cupsys), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, upstream): released 4, ignored 1, pending 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-1722 |