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CVE-2008-5078

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 3.09%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-12-19 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2008-5078
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.8
EPSS
3.09%

Original NVD Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) recognize_eps_file function (src/psgen.c) and (2) tilde_subst function (src/util.c) in GNU enscript 1.6.1, and possibly earlier, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an epsf escape sequence with a long filename.