CUPS Heap Overflow in 'texttops' Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1021034 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1021034
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2008-3640
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Oct 10 2008
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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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Version(s): prior to 1.3.9
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in CUPS. A remote user can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
A remote user can send a specially crafted text file to the CUPS service to trigger a heap overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the 'lp' user privileges.
The vulnerability resides in the Text-to-PostScript "texttops" filter WriteProlog() function.
regenrecht 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 (1.3.9).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://cups.org/articles.php?L575
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Vendor URL: www.cups.org/ (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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