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Scientific Linux CUPS Update: Important PDF Handling Fix

Calendar Nov 13, 2007 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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Important: cups security update 
Date:         Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:58:20 -0600
Reply-To:     Troy Dawson 
Sender:       Security Errata for Scientific Linux
              
From:         Troy Dawson 
Subject:      Security ERRATA for cups on SL5.x, SL4.x, SL3,x i386/x86_64
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Synopsis:	Important: cups security update
Issue date:	2007-11-07
CVE Names:	CVE-2007-4352 CVE-2007-5392 CVE-2007-5393

Alin Rad Pop discovered several flaws in the handling of PDF files. An 
attacker could create a malicious PDF file that would cause CUPS to 
crash or potentially execute arbitrary code when printed. 
(CVE-2007-4352, CVE-2007-5392, CVE-2007-5393)

SL 3.0.x

   SRPMS:
cups-1.1.17-13.3.46.src.rpm
   i386:
cups-1.1.17-13.3.46.i386.rpm
cups-devel-1.1.17-13.3.46.i386.rpm
cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.46.i386.rpm
   x86_64:
cups-1.1.17-13.3.46.x86_64.rpm
cups-devel-1.1.17-13.3.46.x86_64.rpm
cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.46.i386.rpm
cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.46.x86_64.rpm

SL 4.x

   SRPMS:
cups-1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.2.src.rpm
   i386:
cups-1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.2.i386.rpm
cups-devel-1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.2.i386.rpm
cups-libs-1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.2.i386.rpm
   x86_64:
cups-1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.2.x86_64.rpm
cups-devel-1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.2.x86_64.rpm
cups-libs-1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.2.i386.rpm
cups-libs-1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.2.x86_64.rpm

SL 5.x

   SRPMS:
cups-1.2.4-11.14.el5_1.3.src.rpm
   i386:
cups-1.2.4-11.14.el5.3.i386.rpm
cups-devel-1.2.4-11.14.el5.3.i386.rpm
cups-libs-1.2.4-11.14.el5.3.i386.rpm
cups-lpd-1.2.4-11.14.el5.3.i386.rpm
   x86_64:
cups-1.2.4-11.14.el5.3.x86_64.rpm
cups-devel-1.2.4-11.14.el5.3.i386.rpm
cups-devel-1.2.4-11.14.el5.3.x86_64.rpm
cups-libs-1.2.4-11.14.el5.3.i386.rpm
cups-libs-1.2.4-11.14.el5.3.x86_64.rpm
cups-lpd-1.2.4-11.14.el5.3.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson