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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200711-16.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200711-16.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..2a310047399e --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200711-16.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200711-16"> + <title>CUPS: Memory corruption</title> + <synopsis> + CUPS contains a boundary checking error that might lead to the execution of + arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">cups</product> + <announced>2007-11-12</announced> + <revised>2007-11-12: 01</revised> + <bug>196736</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-print/cups" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.2.12-r2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.2.12-r2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + CUPS provides a portable printing layer for UNIX-based operating + systems. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Alin Rad Pop (Secunia Research) discovered an off-by-one error in the + ippReadIO() function when handling Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) + tags that might allow to overwrite one byte on the stack. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + A local attacker could send a specially crafted IPP request containing + "textWithLanguage" or "nameWithLanguage" tags, leading to a Denial of + Service or the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the + "lp" user. If CUPS is configured to allow network printing, this + vulnerability might be remotely exploitable. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + To avoid remote exploitation, network access to CUPS servers on port + 631/udp should be restricted. In order to do this, update the "Listen" + setting in cupsd.conf to "<i>Listen localhost:631</i>" or add a rule to + the system's firewall. However, this will not avoid local users from + exploiting this vulnerability. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All CUPS users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-print/cups-1.2.12-r2"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4351">CVE-2007-4351</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2007-11-04T00:16:24Z"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2007-11-11T08:38:00Z"> + jaervosz + </metadata> +</glsa> |