[ GLSA 200812-11 ] CUPS: Multiple vulnerabilities

[Pierre-Yves Rofes <py () gentoo org>]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200812-11
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   Severity: High
      Title: CUPS: Multiple vulnerabilities
       Date: December 10, 2008
       Bugs: #238976, #249727
         ID: 200812-11

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Synopsis
========

Several remotely exploitable bugs have been found in CUPS, which allow
remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background
==========

CUPS is the Common Unix Printing System.

Affected packages
=================

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      Package         /  Vulnerable  /                       Unaffected
     -------------------------------------------------------------------
   1  net-print/cups     < 1.3.9-r1                         >= 1.3.9-r1

Description
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Several buffer overflows were found in:

* The read_rle16 function in imagetops (CVE-2008-3639, found by
   regenrecht, reported via ZDI)

* The WriteProlog function in texttops (CVE-2008-3640, found by
   regenrecht, reported via ZDI)

* The Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language (HPGL) filter (CVE-2008-3641,
   found by regenrecht, reported via iDefense)

* The _cupsImageReadPNG function (CVE-2008-5286, reported by iljavs)

Impact
======

A remote attacker could send specially crafted input to a vulnerable
server, resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code with the
privileges of the user running the server.

Workaround
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None this time.

Resolution
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All CUPS users should upgrade to the latest version.

     # emerge --sync
     # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-print/cups-1.3.9-r1"

References
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   [ 1 ] CVE-2008-3639
         http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3639
   [ 2 ] CVE-2008-3640
         http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3640
   [ 3 ] CVE-2008-3641
         http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3641
   [ 4 ] CVE-2008-5286
         http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5286

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

   http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-11.xml

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security () gentoo org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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