CVE-2013-6474
Heap-based buffer overflow in the pdftoopvp filter in CUPS and cups-filters before 1.0.47 allows...
Heap-based buffer overflow in the pdftoopvp filter in CUPS and cups-filters before 1.0.47 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Heap-based buffer overflow in the pdftoopvp filter in CUPS and cups-filters before 1.0.47 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file.
- Record
CVE-2013-6474- 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
Heap-based buffer overflow in the pdftoopvp filter in CUPS and cups-filters before 1.0.47 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file.
- Record
CVE-2013-6474- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-6278 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the pdftoopvp filter in CUPS and cups-filters before 1.0.47 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file.
- Record
EUVD-2013-6278- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-crfj-g9h4-8jc8 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the pdftoopvp filter in CUPS and cups-filters before 1.0.47 allows...
Heap-based buffer overflow in the pdftoopvp filter in CUPS and cups-filters before 1.0.47 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file.
- Record
GHSA-crfj-g9h4-8jc8- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the pdftoopvp filter in CUPS and cups-filters before 1.0.47 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file.
- Record
CVE-2013-6474- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-6474 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the pdftoopvp filter in CUPS and cups-filters before 1.0.47 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6474- 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 |
|---|---|---|
cupsDebian:12 |
before 1.5.0-16 | 1.5.0-16 |
cupsDebian:13 |
before 1.5.0-16 | 1.5.0-16 |
cupsDebian:14 |
before 1.5.0-16 | 1.5.0-16 |
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-filtersDebian:7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1.0.18-2.1+deb7u1, plus listed versions 1.0.18-2.1 |
1.0.18-2.1+deb7u1 |
cupsDebian:6.0 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1.4.4-7+squeeze4, plus listed versions 1.4.4-71.4.4-7+squeeze11.4.4-7+squeeze21.4.4-7+squeeze3 |
1.4.4-7+squeeze4 |
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-2013-6474 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Linuxfoundation Cups-filters, published March 12, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.08%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in cups 1.5.0-16.
References
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2144-1
debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2876
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1027548
bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7176
Show 20 moreShow less
securityfocus.com/bid/66163
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6474
github.com/advisories/GHSA-crfj-g9h4-8jc8
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6474
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0170.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13002
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6473