CUPS IPP browse use-after-free denial of service

cups-ippbrowse-useafterfree-dos (40845) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

CUPS is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by use-after-free error during IPP browse requests. By sending a specially-crafted IPP packet, a remote attacker could crash the service.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 3.3
  Access Vector: Adjacent Network
  Access Complexity: Low
  Authentication: None
  Confidentiality Impact: None
  Integrity Impact: None
  Availability Impact: Partial
 
Temporal Score: 2.4
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Denial of Service

Remedy:

Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.

References:

  • Common UNIX Printing System Web site: Common UNIX Printing System.
  • Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 433847: CVE-2008-0597 cups: dereference of free'd memory handling IPP browse requests.
  • ASA-2008-084: Security Vulnerability in the Solaris X Server May Lead to Unauthorized Disclosure of Information on Access Restricted Files and Directories (Sun 230901)
  • ASA-2008-098: cups security update (RHSA-2008-0161)
  • BID-27988: CUPS Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2008-0597: Use-after-free vulnerability in CUPS before 1.1.22, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted IPP packets.
  • MDVSA-2008:050: Updated cups packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
  • RHSA-2008-0153: Important: cups security update
  • RHSA-2008-0161: Important: cups security update
  • SECTRACK ID: 1019497: CUPS Bugs in Adding/Deleting Shared Printers Lets Remote Users Deny Service
  • SUSE-SA:2008:012: cups security problems

Platforms Affected:

  • Easy Software Products CUPS prior to 1.1.22
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
  • Novell Linux Desktop 9
  • Novell Linux POS 9
  • Novell Open Enterprise Server
  • Novell Open Enterprise Server
  • Novell OpenSUSE 10.2
  • Novell OpenSUSE 10.3
  • Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1
  • Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
  • Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1
  • 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
  • SuSE SuSE Linux Enterprise Realtime 10 SP1
  • SuSE SuSE SLES 9
  • Turbolinux Turbolinux 10 Server
  • Turbolinux Turbolinux 10 Server x64 Ed
  • Turbolinux Turbolinux 11 Server
  • Turbolinux Turbolinux 11 Server x64 Ed
  • Turbolinux Turbolinux FUJI
  • Turbolinux Turbolinux Multimedia
  • Turbolinux Turbolinux Personal
  • Turbolinux Turbolinux wizpy
  • Turbolinux Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Hosting Ed
  • Turbolinux Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Workgroup Ed
  • Turbolinux Turbolinux Appliance Server 2.0

Reported:

Feb 21, 2008

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