SuSE9 Security Update : Cups (YOU Patch Number 11965)

high Nessus Plugin ID 41166

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

A number of vulnerabilities have been found in the xpdf code used by cups which could be exploited, potentially remotely, by tricking the user to print a specially crafted PDF file.

The vulnerabilities are in the source code file Stream.cc and may allow execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user viewing the PDF. Specifically, these are an array indexing error leading to memory corruption (CVE-2007-4352), a possible integer overflow causing to a buffer overflow (CVE-2007-5392) and a boundary check error that can also cause a buffer overflow. (CVE-2007-5393)

Solution

Apply YOU patch number 11965.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 41166

File Name: suse9_11965.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 9/24/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/13/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-4352, CVE-2007-5392, CVE-2007-5393

CWE: 119

Detections

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