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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201406-16
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: cups-filters: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: June 16, 2014
     Bugs: #504474, #506518, #508844
       ID: 201406-16

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in cups-filters, worst of
which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background
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cups-filters is an OpenPrinting CUPS Filters.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  net-print/cups-filters       < 1.0.53                  >= 1.0.53 

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in cups-filters. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for more details about the
vulnerabilities.

Impact
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A remote attacker(s) could possibly execute arbitrary code utilizing
multiple attack vectors, or a local attacker could gain escalated
privileges via a specially crafted shared library.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All cups-filters users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-print/cups-filters-1.0.53"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2013-6473
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-6473
[ 2 ] CVE-2013-6474
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-6474
[ 3 ] CVE-2013-6475
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-6475
[ 4 ] CVE-2013-6476
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-6476
[ 5 ] CVE-2014-2707
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2707

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201406-16

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/