GLSA-201406-16 : cups-filters: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 76084

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201406-16 (cups-filters: Multiple vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in cups-filters. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for more details about the vulnerabilities.
Impact :

A remote attacker(s) could possibly execute arbitrary code utilizing multiple attack vectors, or a local attacker could gain escalated privileges via a specially crafted shared library.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All cups-filters users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-print/cups-filters-1.0.53'

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 76084

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201406-16.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 6/17/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 7.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:cups-filters, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/16/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-6473, CVE-2013-6474, CVE-2013-6475, CVE-2013-6476, CVE-2014-2707

BID: 66158, 66161, 66163, 66166, 66601, 66624

GLSA: 201406-16

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