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CUPS Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA29431
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Release Date:
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2008-03-19
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Last Update:
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2008-04-02
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Popularity:
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6,321 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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DoS
System access
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Where:
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From local network
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | CUPS 1.x
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Binary Analysis:
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BA415 :: Available for 1 Credit 
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in CUPS, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or to potentially compromise a vulnerable system.
1) A boundary error exists within the "cgiCompileSearch()" function in cgi-bin/search.c. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted IPP request.
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code, but requires that the vulnerable system is sharing printers on the network.
NOTE: If printer sharing is disabled, the vulnerability can only be exploited by malicious, local users.
2) A boundary error exists within the "gif_read_image()" function in filter/image-gif.c. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow via overly large "code_size" values in GIF image files.
This may be related to vulnerability #4 in:
SA21546
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerabilities are reported in version 1.3.6. Prior versions may also be affected.
Change Page:
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