CVE-2013-6473

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the urftopdf filter in cups-filters 1.0.25 before 1.0.47 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large (1) page or (2) line in a URF file.

Published: 2014-03-14 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-6473 is rated Moderate Risk (52.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.43%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-6473

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 13.71% 3.43% -10.29%
2 2025-12-28 15.65% 13.71% -1.93%
3 2025-11-10 — 15.65% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-6473

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-6473

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-6473

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2013-6473 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (cups-filters), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6473
gentoo normal CVE-2013-6473: 1 GLSA(s) (201406-16), 1 atom(s) (net-print/cups-filters); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2013-6473
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-6473 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (cups, cups-filters), 10 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, saucy, upstream): not-affected 6, released 2, DNE 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-6473

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-6473

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
canonical ubuntu_linux 13.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.25 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.26 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.27 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.28 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.29 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.30 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.31 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.32 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.33 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.34 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.35 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.36 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.37 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.38 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.39 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.40 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.41 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.42 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.43 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.44 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.45 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxfoundation cups-filters 1.0.46 cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:cups-filters:1.0.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-6473

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