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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-11.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-11.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..29ed121f --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-11.xml @@ -0,0 +1,83 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200812-11"> + <title>CUPS: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + Several remotely exploitable bugs have been found in CUPS, which allow + remote execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">cups</product> + <announced>December 10, 2008</announced> + <revised>December 10, 2008: 01</revised> + <bug>238976</bug> + <bug>249727</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-print/cups" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.3.9-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.3.9-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + CUPS is the Common Unix Printing System. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Several buffer overflows were found in: + </p> + <ul> + <li> + The read_rle16 function in imagetops (CVE-2008-3639, found by + regenrecht, reported via ZDI) + </li> + <li> + The WriteProlog function in texttops (CVE-2008-3640, found by + regenrecht, reported via ZDI) + </li> + <li> + The Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language (HPGL) filter (CVE-2008-3641, + found by regenrecht, reported via iDefense) + </li> + <li> + The _cupsImageReadPNG function (CVE-2008-5286, reported by iljavs) + </li> + </ul> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + None this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All CUPS users should upgrade to the latest version. + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-print/cups-1.3.9-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3639">CVE-2008-3639</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3640">CVE-2008-3640</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3641">CVE-2008-3641</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5286">CVE-2008-5286</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sat, 29 Nov 2008 10:13:17 +0000"> + craig + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sat, 06 Dec 2008 18:09:49 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |