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GLSA-200812-11 : CUPS: Multiple vulnerabilities
critical Nessus Plugin ID 35086
Synopsis
The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200812-11 (CUPS: Multiple vulnerabilities)Several buffer overflows were found in:
The read_rle16 function in imagetops (CVE-2008-3639, found by regenrecht, reported via ZDI) The WriteProlog function in texttops (CVE-2008-3640, found by regenrecht, reported via ZDI) The Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language (HPGL) filter (CVE-2008-3641, found by regenrecht, reported via iDefense) The _cupsImageReadPNG function (CVE-2008-5286, reported by iljavs) Impact :
A remote attacker could send specially crafted input to a vulnerable server, resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the server.
Workaround :
None this time.
Solution
All CUPS users should upgrade to the latest version.# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-print/cups-1.3.9-r1'
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Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 35086
File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200812-11.nasl
Version: 1.16
Type: local
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Published: 12/11/2008
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 8.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:cups, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/10/2008
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-3639, CVE-2008-3640, CVE-2008-3641, CVE-2008-5286