CVE-2008-3863

Stack-based buffer overflow in the read_special_escape function in src/psgen.c in GNU Enscript 1.6.1 and 1.6.4 beta, when the -e (aka special escapes processing) option is enabled, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ASCII file, related to the setfilename command.

🔗 References (64)

• PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftwarehttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
• PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftwarehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html
• PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftwarehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1021.html
• PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftwarehttp://secunia.com/advisories/32137
• PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftwarehttp://secunia.com/advisories/32521
• PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftwarehttp://secunia.com/advisories/32530
• PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftwarehttp://secunia.com/advisories/32753
• PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftwarehttp://secunia.com/advisories/32854
• PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftwarehttp://secunia.com/advisories/32970
• PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftwarehttp://secunia.com/advisories/33109
• PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftwarehttp://secunia.com/advisories/35074
• PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftwarehttp://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-41/
• PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftwarehttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-02.xml
• PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftwarehttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/4488
• PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftwarehttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549