CVE-2013-6473
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the urftopdf filter in cups-filters 1.0.25 before 1.0.47...
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the urftopdf filter in cups-filters 1.0.25 before 1.0.47 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large (1) page or (2) line in a URF file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.8
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the urftopdf filter in cups-filters 1.0.25 before 1.0.47 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large (1) page or (2) line in a URF file.
- Record
CVE-2013-6473- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the urftopdf filter in cups-filters 1.0.25 before 1.0.47 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large (1) page or (2) line in a URF file.
- Record
CVE-2013-6473- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-6277 No score
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the urftopdf filter in cups-filters 1.0.25 before 1.0.47 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large (1) page or (2) line in a URF file.
- Record
EUVD-2013-6277- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8gv8-v2jg-r2xw No score
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the urftopdf filter in cups-filters 1.0.25 before 1.0.47...
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the urftopdf filter in cups-filters 1.0.25 before 1.0.47 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large (1) page or (2) line in a URF file.
- Record
GHSA-8gv8-v2jg-r2xw- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the urftopdf filter in cups-filters 1.0.25 before 1.0.47 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large (1) page or (2) line in a URF file.
- Record
CVE-2013-6473- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-6473 No score
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the urftopdf filter in cups-filters 1.0.25 before 1.0.47 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large (1) page or (2) line in a URF file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6473- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2014-0170 No score
Updated cups-filters packages fix security vulnerabilities
Updated cups-filters packages fix security vulnerabilities:
Florian Weimer discovered that cups-filters incorrectly handled memory in the urftopdf filter. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the lp user (CVE-2013-6473).
Florian Weimer discovered that cups-filters incorrectly handled memory in the pdftoopvp filter. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the lp user (CVE-2013-6474, CVE-2013-6475).
Florian Weimer discovered that cups-filters did not restrict driver directories in the pdftoopvp filter. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the lp user (CVE-2013-6476).
- Record
MGASA-2014-0170- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10313-1 No score
cups-filters-1.8.2-1.11 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the cups-filters-1.8.2-1.11 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10313-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
cups-filtersDebian:12 |
before 1.0.47-1 | 1.0.47-1 |
cups-filtersDebian:13 |
before 1.0.47-1 | 1.0.47-1 |
cups-filtersDebian:14 |
before 1.0.47-1 | 1.0.47-1 |
cups-filtersMageia:4 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 1.0.41-3.2.mga4 | 1.0.41-3.2.mga4 |
cups-filtersopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 13 CVEs |
before 1.8.2-1.11 | 1.8.2-1.11 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-6473 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Linuxfoundation Cups-filters, published March 14, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.43%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in cups-filters 1.0.47-1.
References
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2143-1
securityfocus.com/bid/66601
bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7175
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1027547
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=741333
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6473
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-8gv8-v2jg-r2xw
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6473
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0170.html
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2143-1
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13002
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6473
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6474
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6475
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6476
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2707
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4336
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4337
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4338
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2265
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3258
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3279
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8327
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8560