Buffer overflow in enscript before 1.6.4 has unknown impact and attack vectors, possibly related to the font escape sequence.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-4306 is rated Moderate Risk (63.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.44%). 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 | 5.10% | 2.44% | -2.66% |
| 2 | 2026-06-07 | 4.68% | 5.10% | +0.41% |
| 3 | 2025-12-25 | — | 4.68% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
|
not yet assigned | CVE-2008-4306 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (enscript), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4306 |
gentoo
|
normal | CVE-2008-4306: 1 GLSA(s) (200812-02), 1 atom(s) (app-text/enscript); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-4306 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4306 |
ubuntu
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low | CVE-2008-4306 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (enscript), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, upstream): released 5. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-4306 |