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Debian DSA-2354-1 Critical: Cups Denial Of Service Issue

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Calendar Grey November 30, 2011
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Uncover an essential CUPS security patch in Debian that resolves risks of denial-of-service and code execution vulnerabilities.
Petr Sklenar and Tomas Hoger discovered that missing input sanitising in the GIF decoder inside the Cups printing system could lead to denial of service or potentially arbitrary co...
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Summary

Petr Sklenar and Tomas Hoger discovered that missing input sanitising in
the GIF decoder inside the Cups printing system could lead to denial
of service or potentially arbitrary code execution through crafted GIF
files.

For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.3.8-1+lenny10.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.4.4-7+squeeze1.

For the testing and unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been
fixed in version 1.5.0-8.

We recommend that you upgrade your cups packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: cups
CVE ID: CVE-2011-2896 CVE-2011-3170

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