CVE-2008-5078 Information

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) recognize_eps_file function (src/psgen.c) and (2) tilde_subst function (src/util.c) in GNU enscript 1.6.1 and possibly earlier might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an epsf escape sequence with a long filename.

Reference

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00000.html http://secunia.com/advisories/33181 http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-504.htm http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1021.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021401 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=473958 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47680 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval3Aorg.mitre.oval3Adef3A11807