# CVE-2009-0163: Integer overflow in the TIFF image decoding routines in CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-04-23 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Integer overflow in the TIFF image decoding routines in CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image, which is not properly handled by the (1) _cupsImageReadTIFF function in the imagetops filter and (2) imagetoraster filter, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

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## References

- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-20.xml
- http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L582
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-760-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34481
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0428.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34571
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0061
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34747
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502750/100/0/threaded
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00011.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11546
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022070
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34756
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34852
- http://www.cups.org/str.php?L3031
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=490596
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34722
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1773
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0429.html

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