CVE-2023-4504: OpenPrinting CUPS/libppd Postscript Parsing Heap Overflow

Published Sep 20, 2023
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Updated

Accounts. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

Other sources

Accounts. The issue was addressed with improved checks.

Apple

Accounts. The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic.

Apple

Airport. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

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APFS. The issue was addressed with improved checks.

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APNs. This issue was addressed with improved data protection.

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Credit

Kirin@@Pwnrin, Rodolphe Brunetti@@eisw0lf, CVE-2023-4504, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), an anonymous researcher, @@08Tc3wBB(Jamf), Denis Tokarev@@illusionofcha0s, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Junsung Lee, dw0r(ZeroPointer Lab working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Antonio Zekić, Andrew Lytvynov, Alexander Heinrich, SEEMOO, DistriNet, KU Leuven@@vanhoefm, TU Darmstadt@@Sn0wfreeze, Mathy Vanhoef, Jeff Johnson (underpassapp.com), OSS-Fuzz(Google Project Zero), Ned Williamson(Google Project Zero), Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf, Kirin@@Pwnrin(Fudan University), LFY@@secsys(Fudan University), Olivier Levon, CVE-2023-5841, Meng Zhang (鲸落)(NorthSea), ajajfxhj, Brian McNulty(Computer Science), Cristian Dinca(Computer Science), Romania, Vaibhav Prajapati, CVE-2024-39894, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Rifa'i Rejal Maynando, Narendra Bhati(Cyber Security at Suma Soft Pvt), Manager(Cyber Security at Suma Soft Pvt), Pune (India), Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit(SecuRing), Kirin@@Pwnrin(NorthSea), 냥냥, Halle Winkler, Politepix@@hallewinkler, Vivek Dhar, working as Assistant Sub-Inspector (RM) in Border Security Force (Frontier Headquarter BSF Kashmir), Pedro José Pereira Vieito@@pvieito, luckyu@@uuulucky(NorthSea), Om Kothawade(the UNTHSC College of Pharmacy), Omar A. Alanis(the UNTHSC College of Pharmacy), Bistrit Dahal, Matej Moravec@@MacejkoMoravec, K宝, LFY@@secsys, Smi1e, yulige, Cristian Dinca (icmd.tech), Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Ron Masas(BreakPoint), Jonathan Bar Or@@yo_yo_yo_jbo(Microsoft), Bohdan Stasiuk@@Bohdan_Stasiuk, CVE-2024-41957, Narendra Bhati(Cyber Security At Suma Soft Pvt), Manager(Cyber Security At Suma Soft Pvt), Tashita Software Security, Ron Masas, Hafiizh(HakTrak), YoKo Kho@@yokoacc(HakTrak), Tim Michaud@@TimGMichaud(Moveworks), Antonio Zekic@@antoniozekic, ant4g0nist, Charly Suchanek, CVE-2024-44134, Preet Dsouza (Fleming College, Computer Security & Investigations Program), Domien Schepers, Tim Clem, Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, Koh M. Nakagawa@@tsunek0h, Pedro Tôrres@@t0rr3sp3dr0, CVE-2024-44130, Pwn2car(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Claudio Bozzato(Cisco Talos), Francesco Benvenuto(Cisco Talos), Holger Fuhrmannek, Anton Boegler, Snoolie Keffaber@@0xilis, CVE-2024-44129

Affected Software

17 affected componentsFixes available
debian/cups<=2.2.10-6+deb10u6, <=2.3.3op2-3+deb11u2
2.2.10-6+deb10u92.3.3op2-3+deb11u62.4.2-3+deb12u42.4.7-1
debian/libppd
2:0.10-7.32:0.10-9
ubuntu/cups<2.3.1-9ubuntu1.6
2.3.1-9ubuntu1.6
ubuntu/cups<2.4.1
2.4.1
ubuntu/cups<2.4.2-3ubuntu2.5
2.4.2-3ubuntu2.5
ubuntu/cups<2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10+
2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10+
ubuntu/cups<2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+
2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+
ubuntu/cups<2.4.6-0ubuntu2
2.4.6-0ubuntu2
ubuntu/libppd<2:2.0~
2:2.0~
ubuntu/libppd<2:2.0~
2:2.0~
Apple macOS Sequoia<15
15
OpenPrinting CUPS<2.4.7
OpenPrinting Libppd Linux=2.0-rc2
Fedoraproject Fedora=37
Fedoraproject Fedora=38
Fedoraproject Fedora=39
Debian Debian Linux=10.0

Event History

Sep 20, 2023
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Sep 21, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:47 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:47 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·11:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Oct 10, 2023
Data Sourced
04:53 PM
Description
Sep 16, 2024
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2023-4504?

CVE-2023-4504 is a vulnerability in CUPS and libppd that allows for a heap-based buffer overflow and possible code execution.

2

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2023-4504?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2023-4504 by crafting a malicious PPD PostScript document and supplying it to CUPS or libppd for processing.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2023-4504?

CVE-2023-4504 has a severity rating of high.

4

Has CVE-2023-4504 been fixed?

Yes, CVE-2023-4504 has been fixed in CUPS version 2.4.7.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-4504?

You can find more information about CVE-2023-4504 at the following links: [CVE Details](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-4504), [TakeOnMe](https://takeonme.org/cves/CVE-2023-4504.html), [Ubuntu Security Notice](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6391-1).

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