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CVE-2008-3641
The Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language (HPGL) filter in CUPS before 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted pen…
- 10.0HighCVSS base score
- 24.1%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 2.1% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
The Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language (HPGL) filter in CUPS before 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted pen width and pen color opcodes that overwrite arbitrary memory.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- CUPS 1.3.7 - 'HP-GL/2' Filter Remote Code Execution (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 32470remote, linuxpublished 9 Oct 2008Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 59 days later
· 59 days later
Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 24.1% · top 2.1% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
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- 261088 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- 32284 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:211 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2782 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- GLSA-200812-11 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 32331 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 31681 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- cups-hpgl-code-execution(45779) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 33111 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9666 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 32292 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-067 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- ADV-2009-1568 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-8844 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-8801 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2008:021 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 33085 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2009:002 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-470.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 33568 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-3401 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 31688 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 32222 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 32226 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1656 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2911 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1021031 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- USN-656-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2780 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L575 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2008-10-09 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 32084 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0937 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 32316 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20081010 ZDI-08-067: Apple CUPS 1.3.7 (HP-GL/2 filter) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-3627 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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