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Amazon Linux AMI : cups (ALAS-2014-438)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 78781

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.

Description

A cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw was found in the CUPS web interface.
An attacker could use this flaw to perform a cross-site scripting attack against users of the CUPS web interface. (CVE-2014-2856)

It was discovered that CUPS allowed certain users to create symbolic links in certain directories under /var/cache/cups/. A local user with the 'lp' group privileges could use this flaw to read the contents of arbitrary files on the system or, potentially, escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2014-3537 , CVE-2014-5029 , CVE-2014-5030 , CVE-2014-5031)

Solution

Run 'yum update cups' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2014-438.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 78781

File Name: ala_ALAS-2014-438.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/3/2014

Updated: 4/18/2018

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:cups-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:cups-php, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:cups-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:cups-lpd, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:cups-devel, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:cups

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/28/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-2856, CVE-2014-3537, CVE-2014-5029, CVE-2014-5030, CVE-2014-5031

ALAS: 2014-438

RHSA: 2014:1388