### [CVE-2008-3863](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3863)
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### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4488
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9939

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.