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CUPS xpdf Temporary File Writing Denial of Service Advisory Available in Danish 

Secunia Advisory: SA16380  
Release Date: 2005-08-10

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: DoS
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched

Software:CUPS 1.x

CVE reference:CVE-2005-2097 (Secunia mirror)
This advisory is currently marked as unpatched!
- Companies can be alerted when a patch is released!


Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in CUPS, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) on a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA16294

Solution:
Secunia is not currently aware of any official patches or updated versions fixing this vulnerability.

Allow only trusted users to print to CUPS. Don't print untrusted PDF documents.

Other References:
SA16294:
http://secunia.com/advisories/16294/


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