CVE catalog

CVE-2008-3863

enscript: CVE-2008-3863

Severity: Medium
Published: Oct 23, 2008, 10:00:01 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 8.36% · Oct 25, 2026

Stack-based buffer overflow in the read_special_escape function in src/psgen.c in GNU Enscript 1.6.1 and 1.6.4 beta, when the -e (aka special escapes processing) option is enabled, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ASCII file, related to the setfilename command.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	enscript	sid	`1.6.5.90-3.2`	fixed
Debian	enscript	forky	`1.6.5.90-3.2`	fixed
Debian	enscript	trixie	`1.6.5.90-3.1`	fixed
Debian	enscript	bookworm	`1.6.5.90-3`	fixed
Opensuse	enscript	tumbleweed	`1.6.6-1.15`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	enscript	source	sid	`1.6.4-13`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[506261]
Debian	enscript	source	forky	`1.6.4-13`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[506261]
Debian	enscript	source	trixie	`1.6.4-13`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[506261]
Debian	enscript	source	bookworm	`1.6.4-13`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[506261]
Opensuse	enscript	rpm	tumbleweed	`1.6.6-1.15`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10737-1	Not reported

[Debian bug #506261]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[enscript]Fixed
Source package: [enscript]
Details (2)
- 1.6.5.90-3+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.6.4-13
  dsa · enscript · debian · bookworm; dsa · enscript · debian · 12
- 1.6.5.90-3+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.6.4-13
  dsa · enscript · debian · bookworm; dsa · enscript · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[enscript]Fixed
Source package: [enscript]
Details (2)
- 1.6.5.90-3.1+b1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.6.4-13
  dsa · enscript · debian · 13
- 1.6.5.90-3.1+b2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.6.4-13
  dsa · enscript · debian · 13

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

[enscript]Fixed
Source package: [enscript]
Details (1)
- 1.6.6-4.5 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.6.6-1.15
  dsa · enscript · opensuse · tumbleweed

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:04:18 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]