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RHEL 5 : cups (RHSA-2009:1595)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 42850
Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated cups packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
[Updated 12th January 2010] The packages list in this erratum has been updated to include missing i386 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop and RHEL Desktop Workstation.
The Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) provides a portable printing layer for UNIX operating systems.
A use-after-free flaw was found in the way CUPS handled references in its file descriptors-handling interface. A remote attacker could, in a specially crafted way, query for the list of current print jobs for a specific printer, leading to a denial of service (cupsd crash).
(CVE-2009-3553)
Several cross-site scripting (XSS) flaws were found in the way the CUPS web server interface processed HTML form content. If a remote attacker could trick a local user who is logged into the CUPS web interface into visiting a specially crafted HTML page, the attacker could retrieve and potentially modify confidential CUPS administration data. (CVE-2009-2820)
Red Hat would like to thank Aaron Sigel of Apple Product Security for responsibly reporting the CVE-2009-2820 issue.
Users of cups are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. After installing the update, the cupsd daemon will be restarted automatically.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-2820
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 42850
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2009-1595.nasl
Version: 1.24
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 11/19/2009
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cups-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cups-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cups-lpd, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cups, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.4
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: 1/12/2010
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/10/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-2820, CVE-2009-3553, CVE-2010-0302
BID: 36958