{"cve":"CVE-2011-3170","nvd":{"published":"2011-08-19T17:55:03.363","modified":"2026-06-16T23:32:47.650","status":"Modified","description":"The gif_read_lzw function in filter/image-gif.c in CUPS 1.4.8 and earlier does not properly handle the first code word in an LZW stream, which allows remote attackers to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly execute arbitrary code, via a crafted stream, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2896.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://cups.org/str.php?L3914","http://secunia.com/advisories/45796","http://secunia.com/advisories/46024","http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml","http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2354"],"products":["apple:cups"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:58:50.521460154+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2011-3170","score":0.03948,"percentile":0.90414,"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."]}