CVE-2010-5325
Heap-based buffer overflow in the unhtmlify function in foomatic-rip in foomatic-filters before 4...
Heap-based buffer overflow in the unhtmlify function in foomatic-rip in foomatic-filters before 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long job title.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.8
Heap-based buffer overflow in the unhtmlify function in foomatic-rip in foomatic-filters before 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long job title.
- Record
CVE-2010-5325- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/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 unhtmlify function in foomatic-rip in foomatic-filters before 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long job title.
- Record
CVE-2010-5325- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-5283 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the unhtmlify function in foomatic-rip in foomatic-filters before 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long job title.
- Record
EUVD-2010-5283- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f3f5-3w2j-q3qx
9.8
Heap-based buffer overflow in the unhtmlify function in foomatic-rip in foomatic-filters before 4...
Heap-based buffer overflow in the unhtmlify function in foomatic-rip in foomatic-filters before 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long job title.
- Record
GHSA-f3f5-3w2j-q3qx- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.8
Heap-based buffer overflow in the unhtmlify function in foomatic-rip in foomatic-filters before 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long job title.
- Record
CVE-2010-5325- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-5325
9.8
Heap-based buffer overflow in the unhtmlify function in foomatic-rip in foomatic-filters before 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long job title.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2010-5325- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
foomatic-filtersDebian:12 |
before 4.0.5-6 | 4.0.5-6 |
foomatic-filtersDebian:13 |
before 4.0.5-6 | 4.0.5-6 |
foomatic-filtersDebian:14 |
before 4.0.5-6 | 4.0.5-6 |
foomaticRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:4.0.4-5.el6_7 | 0:4.0.4-5.el6_7 |
foomatic-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:4.0.4-5.el6_7 | 0:4.0.4-5.el6_7 |
foomaticRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:4.0.4-5.el6_7 | 0:4.0.4-5.el6_7 |
foomatic-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:4.0.4-5.el6_7 | 0:4.0.4-5.el6_7 |
foomaticRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:4.0.4-5.el6_7 | 0:4.0.4-5.el6_7 |
foomatic-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:4.0.4-5.el6_7 | 0:4.0.4-5.el6_7 |
foomaticRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:4.0.4-5.el6_7 | 0:4.0.4-5.el6_7 |
foomatic-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:4.0.4-5.el6_7 | 0:4.0.4-5.el6_7 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2010-5325 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Linuxfoundation Foomatic-filters, published April 15, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.48%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in foomatic-filters 4.0.5-6.
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218297
oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/foomatic-4.0/foomatic-filters/annotate/head:/ChangeLog
bugs.linuxfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=515
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0491.html
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/15/1
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openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/15/7
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-5325
github.com/advisories/GHSA-f3f5-3w2j-q3qx
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-5325
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0491
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1287523
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1291227
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2016/rhsa-2016_0491.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-5325
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-5325
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8327
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8327
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8327
lists.debian.org/debian-printing/2015/11/msg00020.html
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8560
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8560
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8560