CVE-2011-3170
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3170
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2011-3170.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2011-3170
- Downstream
- Withdrawn
- 2026-01-27T04:11:55.024934Z
- Published
- 2011-08-19T17:55:03Z
- Modified
- 2026-01-27T04:11:55.024934Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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The gifreadlzw 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.
- References
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/45796
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46024
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2354
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:146
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:147
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1207-1
- http://cups.org/str.php?L3914
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=727800
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49323
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025980
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69380