- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3172-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Sebastien Delafond February 25, 2015 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : cups CVE ID : CVE-2014-9679 Debian Bug : 778387 Peter De Wachter discovered that CUPS, the Common UNIX Printing System, did not correctly parse compressed raster files. By submitting a specially crafted raster file, a remote attacker could use this vulnerability to trigger a buffer overflow. For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1.5.3-5+deb7u5. For the upcoming stable distribution (jessie) and unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.7.5-11. 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: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Debian: DSA-3172-1: cups security update
Peter De Wachter discovered that CUPS, the Common UNIX Printing System, did not correctly parse compressed raster files. By submitting a specially crafted raster file, a remote attacker could use this vulnerability to trigger a buffer overflow.
