The gif_read_lzw 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.
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2011-08-19T17:00:00
Updated: 2017-08-28T12:57:01
Reserved: 2011-08-19T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2011-3170
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NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 2011-08-19T17:55:03.363
Modified: 2017-08-29T01:30:05.287
Link: CVE-2011-3170
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