CVE-2025-64503

[BIGSLEEP-434615384] cups-filters 1.x: out of bounds write in pdftoraster

LOW
3.3
CVSS Score
Published: November 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM UTC
Updated: October 18, 2026 at 08:10 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorCups FiltersLibcupsfilters

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Severity
LOW3.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
PoC

Description

cups-filters contains backends, filters, and other software required to get the cups printing service working on operating systems other than macos. In cups-filters prior to 1.28.18, by crafting a PDF file with a large `MediaBox` value, an attacker can cause CUPS-Filter 1.x’s `pdftoraster` tool to write beyond the bounds of an array. First, a PDF with a large `MediaBox` width value causes `header.cupsWidth` to become large. Next, the calculation of `bytesPerLine = (header.cupsBitsPerPixel * header.cupsWidth + 7) / 8` overflows, resulting in a small value. Then, `lineBuf` is allocated with the small `bytesPerLine` size. Finally, `convertLineChunked` calls `writePixel8`, which attempts to write to `lineBuf` outside of its buffer size (out of bounds write). In libcupsfilters, the maintainers found the same `bytesPerLine` multiplication without overflow check, but the provided test case does not cause an overflow there, because the values are different. Commit 50d94ca0f2fa6177613c97c59791bde568631865 contains a patch, which is incorporated into cups-filters version 1.28.18.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.28.18
Affected range stops below 1.28.18, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.1.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
2.0.0 ≤ v < 2.1.2

Remediation

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-787

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