CVE-2025-57812: [BIGSLEEP-434612419] CUPS-Filters has heap-buffer-overflow write in `cfImageLut()`
CUPS is a standards-based, open-source printing system, and libcupsfilters contains the code of the filters of the former cups-filters package as library functions to be used for the data format conversion tasks needed in Printer Applications. In CUPS-Filters versions up to and including 1.28.17 and libscupsfilters versions 2.0.0 through 2.1.1, CUPS-Filters's imagetoraster filter has an out of bounds read/write vulnerability in the processing of TIFF image files. While the pixel buffer is allocated with the number of pixels times a pre-calculated bytes-per-pixel value, the function which processes these pixels is called with a size of the number of pixels times 3. When suitable inputs are passed, the bytes-per-pixel value can be set to 1 and bytes outside of the buffer bounds get processed. In order to trigger the bug, an attacker must issue a print job with a crafted TIFF file, and pass appropriate print job options to control the bytes-per-pixel value of the output format. They must choose a printer configuration under which the imagetoraster filter or its C-function equivalent cfFilterImageToRaster() gets invoked. The vulnerability exists in both CUPS-Filters 1.x and the successor library libcupsfilters (CUPS-Filters 2.x). In CUPS-Filters 2.x, the vulnerable function is cfImageReadTIFF() in libcupsfilters. When this function is invoked as part of cfFilterImageToRaster(), the caller passes a look-up-table during whose processing the out of bounds memory access happens. In CUPS-Filters 1.x, the equivalent functions are all found in the cups-filters repository, which is not split into subprojects yet, and the vulnerable code is in cupsImageReadTIFF(), which is called through cupsImageOpen() from the imagetoraster tool. A patch is available in commit b69dfacec7f176281782e2f7ac44f04bf9633cfa.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2025-57812?
CVE-2025-57812 has been rated as critical due to its potential to disrupt printing services and exploit vulnerabilities in the CUPS-Filters system.
How do I fix CVE-2025-57812?
To fix CVE-2025-57812, you should upgrade CUPS-Filters to version 1.28.18 or later, or update libcupsfilters to version 2.1.1 or later.
What systems are affected by CVE-2025-57812?
CVE-2025-57812 affects Apple CUPS-Filters versions up to 1.28.17 and libcupsfilters versions from 2.0.0 to 2.1.1.
What kind of attack can exploit CVE-2025-57812?
An attacker could exploit CVE-2025-57812 to execute arbitrary code remotely, leading to unauthorized access and control over affected systems.
Is CVE-2025-57812 being actively exploited?
As of now, there have been reports suggesting that CVE-2025-57812 may be targeted in the wild, making immediate remediation crucial.