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Oracle Linux 3 / 4 : cups (ELSA-2009-1083)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 67868
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
From Red Hat Security Advisory 2009:1083 :Updated cups packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4.
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 Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) allows users to print and manage printing-related tasks over a network. The CUPS 'pdftops' filter converts Portable Document Format (PDF) files to PostScript. 'pdftops' is based on Xpdf and the CUPS imaging library.
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the CUPS IPP routine, used for processing incoming IPP requests for the CUPS scheduler. An attacker could use this flaw to send specially crafted IPP requests that would crash the cupsd daemon. (CVE-2009-0949)
A use-after-free flaw was found in the CUPS scheduler directory services routine, used to process data about available printers and printer classes. An attacker could use this flaw to cause a denial of service (cupsd daemon stop or crash). (CVE-2009-1196)
Multiple integer overflows flaws, leading to heap-based buffer overflows, were found in the CUPS 'pdftops' filter. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that would cause 'pdftops' to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the 'lp' user if the file was printed. (CVE-2009-0791)
Red Hat would like to thank Anibal Sacco from Core Security Technologies for reporting the CVE-2009-0949 flaw, and Swen van Brussel for reporting the CVE-2009-1196 flaw.
Users of cups are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. After installing this update, the cupsd daemon will be restarted automatically.
Solution
Update the affected cups packages.See Also
https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2009-June/001025.html
https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2009-June/001024.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 67868
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2009-1083.nasl
Version: 1.12
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 7/12/2013
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.8
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:cups-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:cups-libs, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:4, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:cups, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:3
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/3/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/9/2009
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-0791, CVE-2009-0949, CVE-2009-1196
BID: 35169