Amazon Linux AMI : cups (ALAS-2023-1857)

high Nessus Plugin ID 183848

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of cups installed on the remote host is prior to 1.4.2-67.25. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS-2023-1857 advisory.

A vulnerability was found in OpenPrinting CUPS. The security flaw occurs due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted CUPS document, possibly leading to a heap-based buffer overflow and code execution. (CVE-2023-4504)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Run 'yum update cups' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 183848

File Name: ala_ALAS-2023-1857.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 10/25/2023

Updated: 12/11/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 4.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-4504

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:cups-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:cups-php, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:cups-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:cups-lpd, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:cups-devel, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:cups

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/12/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/21/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-4504

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