Detections
Analytics
RHEL 3 / 4 / 5 : cups (RHSA-2007:0720)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 25815
Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated CUPS packages that fix a security issue in PDF handling are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5.This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
The Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) provides a portable printing layer for UNIX(R) operating systems.
Maurycy Prodeus discovered an integer overflow flaw in the way CUPS processes PDF files. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that could potentially execute arbitrary code when printed.
(CVE-2007-3387)
All users of CUPS should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to resolve this issue.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 25815
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2007-0720.nasl
Version: 1.27
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 7/31/2007
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cups, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cups-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cups-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cups-lpd, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.5, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/30/2007
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/30/2007
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-3387
BID: 25124