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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2011.1183
cups security update
1 December 2011
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: cups
Publisher: Debian
Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 5
Debian GNU/Linux 6
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2011-3170 CVE-2011-2896
Reference: ESB-2011.1116
Original Bulletin:
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2354
Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than Debian. It is recommended that administrators
running cups check for an updated version of the software for their
operating system.
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2354-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Yves-Alexis Perez
November 28, 2011 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : cups
Vulnerability : several
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2011-2896 CVE-2011-3170
Petr Sklenar and Tomas Hoger discovered that missing input sanitising in
the GIF decoder inside the Cups printing system could lead to denial
of service or potentially arbitrary code execution through crafted GIF
files.
For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.3.8-1+lenny10.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.4.4-7+squeeze1.
For the testing and unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been
fixed in version 1.5.0-8.
We recommend that you upgrade your cups packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
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