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Debian DSA-621-1 : cupsys - buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 16074

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

An iDEFENSE security researcher discovered a buffer overflow in xpdf, the Portable Document Format (PDF) suite. Similar code is present in the PDF processing part of CUPS. A maliciously crafted PDF file could exploit this problem, leading to the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the cupsys packages.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.1.14-5woody11.

See Also

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286988

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-621

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 16074

File Name: debian_DSA-621.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/2/2005

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cupsys

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 12/31/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/21/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-1125

CWE: 20

DSA: 621