CUPS ParseCommand HPGL buffer overflow
| cups-parsecommand-hpgl-bo (18604) |  High Risk |
Description:
The Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking in the ParseCommand function in the hpgl-input.c file. By creating a specially-crafted HPGL file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with user privileges, once the file is processed.
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical, Ubuntu 4.10
- Easy Software Products, CUPS 1.1.22
- Gentoo, Linux
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.0 AMD64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 9.2 AMD64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 9.2
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 10 Desktop
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 10 F...
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 10 Server
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 8 Server
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 8 Workstation
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux Home
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Hosting Ed
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Workgroup Ed
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of CUPS (1.1.23rc1 or later), as listed in the CUPS Software Trouble Report #1024. See References.
For Ubuntu Linux containing the cupsys, cupsys-client or libcupsimage2 package:
Upgrade to the latest version (1.1.20final+cvs20040330-4ubuntu16.3 or later), as listed in USN-50-1 December 23, 2004 for more information. See References.
For Mandrake Linux:
Upgrade to the latest cups package as listed below. Refer to MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2005:008 for more information. See References.
Mandrake Linux 9.2: 1.1.19-10.5.92mdk or later
Mandrake Linux 10.0: 1.1.20-5.5.100mdk or later
Mandrake Linux 10.1: 1.1.21-0.rc1.7.3.101mdk or later
Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1: 1.1.18-2.7.C21mdk or later
Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0: 1.1.20-5.5.C30mdk or later
For Red Hat Linux (CUPS):
Refer to RHSA-2005:053-19 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- CIAC Information Bulletin P-142, XPDF/GPDF - CUPS Vulnerabilities at http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-142.shtml.
- CUPS Software Trouble Report #1024, CUPS 1.1.22 hpgltops ParseCommand at http://www.cups.org/str.php?L1024.
- University of Illinois Chicago Web site, CUPS 1.1.22 hpgltops ParseCommand overflows buf at http://tigger.uic.edu/~jlongs2/holes/cups.txt.
- BID-11968: CUPS HPGL File Processor Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1267: Buffer overflow in the ParseCommand function in hpgl-input.c in the hpgltops program for CUPS 1.1.22 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HPGL file.
- GLSA-200412-25: CUPS: Multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2005:008: Updated cups packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2005-013: cups security update
- RHSA-2005-053: CUPS security update
- SUSE-SR:2005:003: SUSE Security Summary Report
Reported:
Dec 17, 2004
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