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Slackware Linux 15.0 / current cups-filters Vulnerability (SSA:2024-275-01)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 208004

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Synopsis

The remote Slackware Linux host is missing a security update to cups-filters.

Description

The version of cups-filters installed on the remote host is prior to 1.28.17 / 2.0.1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SSA:2024-275-01 advisory.

 - CUPS is a standards-based, open-source printing system, and `cups-browsed` contains network printing functionality including, but not limited to, auto-discovering print services and shared printers. `cups- browsed` binds to `INADDR_ANY:631`, causing it to trust any packet from any source, and can cause the `Get-Printer-Attributes` IPP request to an attacker controlled URL. Due to the service binding to `*:631 ( INADDR_ANY )`, multiple bugs in `cups-browsed` can be exploited in sequence to introduce a malicious printer to the system. This chain of exploits ultimately enables an attacker to execute arbitrary commands remotely on the target machine without authentication when a print job is started. This poses a significant security risk over the network. Notably, this vulnerability is particularly concerning as it can be exploited from the public internet, potentially exposing a vast number of systems to remote attacks if their CUPS services are enabled. (CVE-2024-47176)

 - cups-browsed <= 2.0.1 binds on UDP INADDR_ANY:631 trusting any packet from any source to trigger a Get- Printer-Attributes IPP request to an attacker controlled URL. (CVE-2024-47176)

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

Solution

Upgrade the affected cups-filters package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?a546b7da

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 208004

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2024-275-01.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 10/1/2024

Updated: 10/3/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-47176

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:cups-browsed, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:15.0, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:cups-filters, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/1/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/26/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-47176