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[TLP:CLEAR] OpenPrinting fixes 2 vulnerabilities in CUPS components
OpenPrinting fixes 2 lower-severity vulnerabilities in components of the CUPS printing system (libcupsfilters, cups-filters). The fixes are available as commits, a list of which can be found at [1][2]. Fixed versions are not available for the stable releases of common Linux distributions such as Debian, Ubuntu or SUSE [3][4][5][6][7][8].
By sending a print job containing a specially crafted TIFF file, an authenticated attacker in an adjacent network can, under certain conditions, read data beyond the boundary of allocated memory or write to it without authorization [1][9].
The vulnerability is present in products:
- cups-filters; <=1.28.17;
- libcupsfilters; >=2.0.0, <2.1.1;
CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
More information:
- CVE-2025-57812 at cve.org, NVD
- CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read at cwe.mitre.org
- CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write at cwe.mitre.org
The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 12. 11. 2025.
Due to an out-of-bounds write in the pdftoraster tool, an unauthenticated local attacker can cause a process crash by means of a specially crafted PDF file [2][10].
The vulnerability is present in products:
- cups-filters; <1.28.18;
- libcupsfilters; >=2.0.0, <2.1.2;
CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
More information:
- CVE-2025-64503 at cve.org, NVD
- CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write at cwe.mitre.org
The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 12. 11. 2025.
Links
- [1] https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/11/12/1
- [2] https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/11/12/2
- [3] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-57812
- [4] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-64503
- [5] https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-57812
- [6] https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-64503
- [7] https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-57812.html
- [8] https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-64503.html
- [9] https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-57812
- [10] https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-64503
By CESNET, z.s.p.o. Michaela Ručková on 20. 11. 2025.