CVE catalog

CVE-2008-4306

enscript: CVE-2008-4306

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Medium
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
2.44% · Oct 25, 2026

Buffer overflow in enscript before 1.6.4 has unknown impact and attack vectors, possibly related to the font escape sequence.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

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

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debianenscriptsid1.6.5.90-3.2fixed
Debianenscriptforky1.6.5.90-3.2fixed
Debianenscripttrixie1.6.5.90-3.1fixed
Debianenscriptbookworm1.6.5.90-3fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debianenscriptsourcesid1.6.4-13not yet assignedNot reported[506261]
Debianenscriptsourceforky1.6.4-13not yet assignedNot reported[506261]
Debianenscriptsourcetrixie1.6.4-13not yet assignedNot reported[506261]
Debianenscriptsourcebookworm1.6.4-13not yet assignedNot reported[506261]

[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

Observed:

References

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