{"cve":"CVE-2008-3863","nvd":{"published":"2008-10-23T22:00:01.323","modified":"2026-06-16T22:56:41.650","status":"Modified","description":"Stack-based buffer overflow in the read_special_escape function in src/psgen.c in GNU Enscript 1.6.1 and 1.6.4 beta, when the -e (aka special escapes processing) option is enabled, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ASCII file, related to the setfilename command.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1021.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/32137","http://secunia.com/advisories/32521"],"products":["gnu:enscript"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:52:44.811608366+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-3863","score":0.08358,"percentile":0.94963,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}