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CVE-2025-64503
cups-filters contains backends, filters, and other software required to get the cups printing service working on operating systems other than macos. In cups-filters prior to 1.28.18, by crafting a PDF file with a large `MediaBox` value, an attacker can cause CUPS-Filter 1.x’s `pdftoraster` tool to write beyond the bounds of an array. First, a PDF with a large `MediaBox` width value causes `header.cupsWidth` to become large. Next, the calculation of `bytesPerLine = (header.cupsBitsPerPixel * hea
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"cups-filters","vendor":"OpenPrinting","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"cups-filters < 1.28.18"},{"status":"affected","version":"libcupsfilters >= 2.0.0, < 2.1.2"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"LOW","baseScore":4,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
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CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-787","description":"CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:9ecb735441651adc3cffd028b8792d3243d9eac72c7e4d22f3c22dffc34f235e · sha256:5bb9d89a4baa657c… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
6 source assertions{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/11/12/2"}
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{"name":"https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups-filters/blob/aea8d0db017e495b0204433ebdb0e86b4871094c/filter/pdftoraster.cxx#L1620","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups-filters/blob/aea8d0db017e495b0204433ebdb0e86b4871094c/filter/pdftoraster.cxx#L1620"}
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{"name":"https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups-filters/blob/aea8d0db017e495b0204433ebdb0e86b4871094c/filter/pdftoraster.cxx#L1880","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups-filters/blob/aea8d0db017e495b0204433ebdb0e86b4871094c/filter/pdftoraster.cxx#L1880"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:9ecb735441651adc3cffd028b8792d3243d9eac72c7e4d22f3c22dffc34f235e · sha256:5bb9d89a4baa657c… · /containers/cna/references/3
{"name":"https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups-filters/commit/50d94ca0f2fa6177613c97c59791bde568631865","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups-filters/commit/50d94ca0f2fa6177613c97c59791bde568631865"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:9ecb735441651adc3cffd028b8792d3243d9eac72c7e4d22f3c22dffc34f235e · sha256:5bb9d89a4baa657c… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"name":"https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups-filters/security/advisories/GHSA-893j-2wr2-wrh9","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups-filters/security/advisories/GHSA-893j-2wr2-wrh9"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:9ecb735441651adc3cffd028b8792d3243d9eac72c7e4d22f3c22dffc34f235e · sha256:5bb9d89a4baa657c… · /containers/cna/references/0
{"name":"https://github.com/OpenPrinting/libcupsfilters/blob/1dd86d835b27ed149b66aee1a4853d1db8a1f44c/cupsfilters/pdftoraster.cxx#L1790","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/OpenPrinting/libcupsfilters/blob/1dd86d835b27ed149b66aee1a4853d1db8a1f44c/cupsfilters/pdftoraster.cxx#L1790"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:9ecb735441651adc3cffd028b8792d3243d9eac72c7e4d22f3c22dffc34f235e · sha256:5bb9d89a4baa657c… · /containers/cna/references/4
Attribution and limitations
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