42030 : CUPS process_browse_data() Function Double-free Arbitrary Code Execution
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2008-01-07

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2008-0882" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : Double free vulnerability in the process_browse_data function in CUPS 1.3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted UDP Browse packets to the cupsd port (631/udp), related to an unspecified manipulation of a remote printer. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Classification

Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Patch / RCS
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.3.6 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

Security Tracker: 1019473
CVE ID: 2008-0882 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 27906
Secunia Advisory ID: 28994 29067 29120 29251 29420 29485 29603
SCIP VulDB ID: 3631
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2008-0623
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
Other Advisory URL: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00000.html
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1530
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2008-April/000688.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00832.html
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2656
RedHat RHSA: RHSA-2008:0157

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Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 10.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2008-02-22 | Disagree?

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