Heap-based buffer overflow in the unhtmlify function in foomatic-rip in foomatic-filters before 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long job title.
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/15/7
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/15/1
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0491.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218297
https://bugs.linuxfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=515
http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/foomatic-4.0/foomatic-filters/annotate/head:/ChangeLog
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2016-04-15
Updated: 2025-04-12
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Severity: High
Base Score: 9.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: Critical
EPSS: 0.05909