CUPS Buffer Overflow in ippReadIO() Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1018879
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1018879
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CVE Reference: CVE-2007-4351
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Nov 1 2007
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Impact: Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Advisory: Secunia Research
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Version(s): prior to 1.3.4
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System). A remote user can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
A remote user can send specially crafted IPP tags to trigger a buffer overflow in ippReadIO() and execute arbitrary code on the target
system. The code will run with the privileges of the target service.
The "textWithLanguage" and "nameWithLanguage" tags are
affected.
The vulnerability resides in 'cups/ipp.c'.
Alin Rad Pop of the Secunia Research reported this vulnerability.
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Impact: A remote user can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
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Solution: The vendor has issued a fixed version (1.3.4).
The CUPS advisory is available at:
http://cups.org/articles.php?L508
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Vendor URL: cups.org/articles.php?L508 (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Boundary error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any)
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Message History:
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:05:31 -0500
Subject: CUPS
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CVE-2007-4351
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