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CentOS 3 / 4 : cups (CESA-2009:0308)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 35719
Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated cups packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
The Common UNIX(r) Printing System (CUPS) provides a portable printing layer for UNIX operating systems.
The CUPS security advisory, RHSA-2008:0937, stated that it fixed CVE-2008-3640 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5. It was discovered this flaw was not properly fixed on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, however. (CVE-2009-0577)
These new packages contain a proper fix for CVE-2008-3640 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5 already contain the appropriate fix for this flaw and do not need to be updated.
Users of cups should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue.
Solution
Update the affected cups packages.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?b3acea5c
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 35719
File Name: centos_RHSA-2009-0308.nasl
Version: 1.17
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 2/20/2009
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:cups, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:cups-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:cups-libs, cpe:/o:centos:centos:3, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/19/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/14/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-3640, CVE-2009-0577
BID: 31690