Debian DSA-3303-1 : cups-filters - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 84598

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

It was discovered that the texttopdf utility, part of cups-filters, was susceptible to multiple heap-based buffer overflows due to improper handling of print jobs with a specially crafted line size.
This could allow remote attackers to crash texttopdf or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the cups-filters packages.

For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 1.0.18-2.1+deb7u2.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 1.0.61-5+deb8u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 84598

File Name: debian_DSA-3303.nasl

Version: 2.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 7/8/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cups-filters, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/7/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-3258, CVE-2015-3279

BID: 75436, 75557

DSA: 3303

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