SuSE 10 Security Update : CUPS (ZYPP Patch Number 7774)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 56603

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

This update fixes the following security issues :

- 601830: CSRF via admin web interface. (CVE-2010-0540)

- 680210: users in group 'lp' can overwrite arbitrary files. (CVE-2010-2431)

- 711490: heap overflow in gif decoder. (CVE-2011-2896)

- 715643: heap overflow in gif decoder (CVE-2011-3170) This update also fixes the following non-security issues :

- 671735: CUPS backends do not clear messages like 'Waiting for printer to finish...'

Solution

Apply ZYPP patch number 7774.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0540.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2431.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2896.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3170.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 56603

File Name: suse_cups-7774.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/24/2011

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

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

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: 9/23/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-0540, CVE-2010-2431, CVE-2011-2896, CVE-2011-3170