54490 : CUPS Crafted PDF File JBIG2 Symbol Dictionary Segments Handling Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2009-04-16

Description

A remote overflow exists in CUPS. CUPS fails to handle a boundary when decoding JBIG2 dictionary segments resulting in a heap-based buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Local / Remote, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.3.10 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Easy Software Products
CUPS
1.3.9
1.3.8
1.3.7
1.3.6
1.3.5
1.3.4
1.3.3
1.3.2
1.3.1
1.3.0

References

Tools & Filters

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Credit

  • Alin Rad Pop - Secunia Research

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 6.8
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2009-04-23 | Disagree?

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_1 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_1 Integrity_impact_1 Availability_impact_1

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