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Red Hat: RHSA-2008:0498-01 Moderate: CUPS PNG Decoding Risk

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Calendar Grey June 4, 2008
Dist Redhat Esm H88
A security patch for CUPS on Red Hat rectifies a moderate vulnerability in PNG decoding, which could enable arbitrary code execution.
An integer overflow flaw leading to a heap buffer overflow was discovered in the Portable Network Graphics (PNG) decoding routines used by the CUPS image converting filters "imag...

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

Summary

The Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) provides a portable printing layer for UNIX operating systems.
An integer overflow flaw leading to a heap buffer overflow was discovered in the Portable Network Graphics (PNG) decoding routines used by the CUPS image converting filters "imagetops" and "imagetoraster". An attacker could create a malicious PNG file that could possibly execute arbitrary code as the "lp" user if the file was printed. (CVE-2008-1722)
All CUPS users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patch to resolve this issue.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate red hat cups image filter png decoding

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1722 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3:
Source:
i386: cups-1.1.17-13.3.53.i386.rpm cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.53.i386.rpm cups-devel-1.1.17-13.3.53.i386.rpm cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.53.i386.rpm
ia64: cups-1.1.17-13.3.53.ia64.rpm cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.53.i386.rpm cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.53.ia64.rpm cups-devel-1.1.17-13.3.53.ia64.rpm cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.53.i386.rpm cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.53.ia64.rpm
ppc: cups-1.1.17-13.3.53.ppc.rpm cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.53.ppc.rpm cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.53.ppc64.rpm cups-devel-1.1.17-13.3.53.ppc.rpm cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.53.ppc.rpm cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.53.ppc64.rpm
s390: cups-1.1.17-13.3.53.s390.rpm cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.53.s390.rpm cups-devel-1.1.17-13.3.53.s390.rpm cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.53.s390.rpm
s390x: cups-1.1.17-13.3.53.s390x.rpm cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.53.s390.rpm cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.53.s390x.rpm cups-devel-1.1.17-13.3.53.s390x.rpm cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.53.s390.rpm cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.53.s390x.rpm
x86_64: cups-1.1.17-13.3.53.x86_64.rpm cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.53.i386.rpm cups-debuginfo-1.1.17-13.3.53.x86_64.rpm cups-devel-1.1.17-13.3.53.x86_64.rpm cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.53.i386.rpm cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.53.x86_64.rpm


Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0498-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0498.html
Issue date: 2008-06-04

Topic

Updated cups packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate red hat cups image filter png decoding

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

441692 - CVE-2008-1722 cups: integer overflow in the image filter

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