CVE-2025-64524CUPS rastertopclx Filter Vulnerable to Heap Buffer Overflow Leading to Potential Arbitrary Code Execution

Description

cups-filters contains backends, filters, and other software required to get the cups printing service working on operating systems other than macos. In versions 2.0.1 and prior, a heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability in the rastertopclx filter causes the program to crash with a segmentation fault when processing maliciously crafted input data. This issue can be exploited to trigger memory corruption, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. This issue has been patched via commit 956283c.

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

References and patches

• https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups-filters/security/advisories/GHSA-rq44-2q5p-x3hv ExploitVendor Advisory
• https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups-filters/commit/956283c74a34ae924266a2a63f8e5f529a1abd06 Patch
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/11/20/1 Mailing ListPatch