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CVE-2013-6473

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2143-1

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

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*KEV

Decision

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*SSVC
Descriptions

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the urftopdf filter in cups-filters 1.0.25 before 1.0.47 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large (1) page or (2) line in a URF file.

Múltiples desbordamientos de buffer basado en memoria dinámica en el filtro urftopdf en cups-filters 1.0.25 anterior a 1.0.47 permiten a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario a través de una (1) página grande o (2) línea grande en un archivo URF.

Florian Weimer discovered that cups-filters incorrectly handled memory in the urftopdf filter. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the lp user. This issue only affected Ubuntu 13.10. Florian Weimer discovered that cups-filters incorrectly handled memory in the pdftoopvp filter. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the lp user. Various other issues were also addressed.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2013-11-04 CVE Reserved
  • 2014-03-12 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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13.10
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Linuxfoundation
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Cups-filters
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1.0.25
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Linuxfoundation
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Cups-filters
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1.0.26
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Linuxfoundation
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Cups-filters
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1.0.27
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Linuxfoundation
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Cups-filters
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1.0.28
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Linuxfoundation
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Cups-filters
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1.0.29
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Linuxfoundation
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Cups-filters
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1.0.30
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Linuxfoundation
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Cups-filters
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1.0.31
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Linuxfoundation
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Cups-filters
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1.0.32
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Linuxfoundation
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Cups-filters
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1.0.33
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Linuxfoundation
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Cups-filters
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1.0.34
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Linuxfoundation
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Cups-filters
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1.0.35
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Linuxfoundation
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Cups-filters
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1.0.36
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Linuxfoundation
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Cups-filters
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1.0.37
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Linuxfoundation
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Cups-filters
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1.0.38
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Linuxfoundation
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Cups-filters
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1.0.39
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Linuxfoundation
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Cups-filters
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1.0.40
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Linuxfoundation
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Cups-filters
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1.0.41
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Linuxfoundation
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Cups-filters
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1.0.42
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Linuxfoundation
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Cups-filters
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1.0.43
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Linuxfoundation
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Cups-filters
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1.0.44
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Linuxfoundation
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Cups-filters
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1.0.45
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Linuxfoundation
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Cups-filters
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1.0.46
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Affected