CUPS gif_read_lzw() buffer overflow
| cups-gifreadlzw-bo (41587) |  High Risk |
Description:
CUPS is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking of the code_size read parameter by the gif_read_lzw() function. By persuading a victim to print a specially-crafted GIF image, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.
Platforms Affected:
- Apple, CUPS 1.3.6
- Canonical, Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Canonical, Ubuntu 6.10
- Canonical, Ubuntu 7.04
- Canonical, Ubuntu 7.10
- Debian, Debian Linux 4.0
- Gentoo, Linux
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 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, SLE SDK 10 SP1
- Novell, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1
- Novell, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1
- Novell, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5 Client Workstation
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5 Client
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5
- SuSE, SLE SDK 10
- 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
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- CUPS STR #2765, CVE-2008-1373: CUPS GIF image filter overflow at http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2765.
- Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 438303, CVE-2008-1373 cups: overflow in gif image filter at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=438303.
- ASA-2008-179: cups security update (RHSA-2008-0206)
- BID-28544: CUPS 'gif_read_lzw()' GIF File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-1373: Buffer overflow in the gif_read_lzw function in CUPS 1.3.6 allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via a GIF file with a large code_size value, a similar issue to CVE-2006-4484.
- DSA-1625: cupsys -- buffer overflows
- GLSA-200804-01: CUPS: Multiple vulnerabilities
- MDVSA-2008:081: Updated CUPS packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2008-0192: Moderate: cups security update
- RHSA-2008-0206: Moderate: cups security update
- SECTRACK ID: 1019739: CUPS Buffer Overflow in gif_read_lzw() Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- SUSE-SA:2008:020: Cups security problems
Reported:
Mar 20, 2008
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