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Debian 3.0: DSA-232-1 Critical: CUPS Remote Code Execution Threat

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Calendar Grey January 20, 2003
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Numerous security flaws found in CUPS could lead to remote code execution; immediate upgrade recommended for Debian systems without hesitation.
Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS).

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the Common Unix Printing
System (CUPS). Several of these issues represent the potential for a
remote compromise or denial of service. The Common Vulnerabilities
and Exposures project identifies the following problems:

. CAN-2002-1383: Multiple integer overflows allow a remote attacker
to execute arbitrary code via the CUPSd HTTP interface and the
image handling code in CUPS filters.

. CAN-2002-1366: Race conditions in connection with /etc/cups/certs/
allow local users with lp privileges to create or overwrite
arbitrary files. This is not present in the potato version.

. CAN-2002-1367: This vulnerabilities allows a remote attacker to add
printers without authentication via a certain UDP packet, which can
then be used to perform unauthorized activities such as stealing
the local root certificate for the administration server via a
"need authorization" page.

. CAN-2002-1368: Negative lengths fed into memcpy() can cause a
den...

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