The gif_read_lzw function in filter/image-gif.c in CUPS 1.4.8 and earlier does not properly handle the first code word in an LZW stream, which allows remote attackers to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly execute arbitrary code, via a crafted stream, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2896.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T23:22:27.661Z
Reserved: 2011-08-19T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2011-3170

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2011-08-19T17:55:03.363
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2011-3170
