CUPS pdftops filter buffer overflow
| cups-pdftops-bo (41758) |  High Risk |
Description:
CUPS, when running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4 64-bit platforms, is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by an integer overflow in the pdftops filter. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted PDF file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges or cause the application to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- Easy Software Products, CUPS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 WS
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- CUPS Web site , CUPS at http://www.cups.org.
- ASA-2008-179: cups security update (RHSA-2008-0206)
- CVE-2008-1374: Integer overflow in pdftops filter in CUPS in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4, when running on 64-bit platforms, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2004-0888.
- RHSA-2008-0206: Moderate: cups security update
Reported:
Apr 01, 2008
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