high
7.8
CWE
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Advisory Published
CVE Published
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CVE-2023-4504: OpenPrinting CUPS/libppd Postscript Parsing Heap Overflow

First published: Wed Sep 20 2023(Updated: )

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Credit: Michael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativePwn2car Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeMickey Jin @patch1t Kirin @Pwnrin Claudio Bozzato Cisco TalosFrancesco Benvenuto Cisco TalosHalle Winkler Politepix @hallewinkler Holger Fuhrmannek Anton Boegler Snoolie Keffaber @0xilis an anonymous researcher Yiğit Can YILMAZ @yilmazcanyigit Rodolphe Brunetti @eisw0lf CVE-2023-4504 Csaba Fitzl @theevilbit Kandji @08Tc3wBB JamfDenis Tokarev @illusionofcha0s Junsung Lee dw0r ZeroPointer Lab working with Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeAntonio Zekić Andrew Lytvynov Alexander Heinrich SEEMOO DistriNet KU Leuven @vanhoefm TU Darmstadt @Sn0wfreeze Mathy Vanhoef OSS-Fuzz Google Project ZeroNed Williamson Google Project ZeroRodolphe BRUNETTI @eisw0lf Kirin @Pwnrin Fudan UniversityLFY @secsys Fudan UniversityOlivier Levon CVE-2023-5841 Meng Zhang (鲸落) NorthSeaajajfxhj Brian McNulty Computer ScienceCristian Dinca Computer ScienceRomania Vaibhav Prajapati CVE-2024-39894 Wojciech Regula SecuRingRifa'i Rejal Maynando Narendra Bhati Cyber Security at Suma Soft PvtManager Cyber Security at Suma Soft PvtPune (India) Zhongquan Li @Guluisacat Yiğit Can YILMAZ @yilmazcanyigit SecuRingKirin @Pwnrin NorthSea냥냥 Vivek Dhar Pedro José Pereira Vieito @pvieito luckyu @uuulucky NorthSeaOm Kothawade the UNTHSC College of PharmacyOmar A. Alanis the UNTHSC College of PharmacyK宝 LFY @secsys Smi1e yulige Cristian Dinca (icmd.tech) Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) Jonathan Bar Or @yo_yo_yo_jbo MicrosoftBohdan Stasiuk @Bohdan_Stasiuk CVE-2024-41957 Ron Masas Hafiizh HakTrakYoKo Kho @yokoacc HakTrakCharly Suchanek CVE-2024-44134 Domien Schepers Tim Clem Gergely Kalman @gergely_kalman Koh M. Nakagawa @tsunek0h CVE-2024-44129 Pedro Tôrres @t0rr3sp3dr0 CVE-2024-44130 cve@takeonme.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
debian/cups<=2.2.10-6+deb10u6<=2.3.3op2-3+deb11u2
2.2.10-6+deb10u9
2.3.3op2-3+deb11u6
2.4.2-3+deb12u4
2.4.7-1
debian/libppd
2:0.10-7.3
2:0.10-9
ubuntu/cups<2.3.1-9ubuntu1.6
2.3.1-9ubuntu1.6
ubuntu/cups<2.4.1
2.4.1
ubuntu/cups<2.4.2-3ubuntu2.5
2.4.2-3ubuntu2.5
ubuntu/cups<2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10+
2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10+
ubuntu/cups<2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+
2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+
ubuntu/cups<2.4.6-0ubuntu2
2.4.6-0ubuntu2
ubuntu/libppd<2:2.0~
2:2.0~
ubuntu/libppd<2:2.0~
2:2.0~
Apple CUPS<2.4.7
OpenPrinting libppd=2.0-rc2
Fedora=37
Fedora=38
Fedora=39
Debian=10.0
macOS<15
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2023-4504?

    CVE-2023-4504 is a vulnerability in CUPS and libppd that allows for a heap-based buffer overflow and possible code execution.

  • How can an attacker exploit CVE-2023-4504?

    An attacker can exploit CVE-2023-4504 by crafting a malicious PPD PostScript document and supplying it to CUPS or libppd for processing.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2023-4504?

    CVE-2023-4504 has a severity rating of high.

  • Has CVE-2023-4504 been fixed?

    Yes, CVE-2023-4504 has been fixed in CUPS version 2.4.7.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-4504?

    You can find more information about CVE-2023-4504 at the following links: [CVE Details](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-4504), [TakeOnMe](https://takeonme.org/cves/CVE-2023-4504.html), [Ubuntu Security Notice](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6391-1).

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