cups-filters: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated

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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2015.0635
                  USN-2532-1: cups-filters vulnerability
                               17 March 2015

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           cups-filters
Publisher:         Ubuntu
Operating System:  Ubuntu
                   UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access:     Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2015-2265  

Original Bulletin: 
   http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2532-1

Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on 
         platforms other than Ubuntu. It is recommended that administrators 
         running cups-filters check for an updated version of the software 
         for their operating system.

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USN-2532-1: cups-filters vulnerability

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2532-1

16th March, 2015

cups-filters vulnerability

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

Ubuntu 14.10

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary

cups-filters could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted 
network traffic.

Software description

cups-filters - OpenPrinting CUPS Filters

Details

It was discovered that cups-browsed incorrectly filtered remote printer

names and strings. A remote attacker could use this issue to possibly

execute arbitrary commands.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
version:

Ubuntu 14.10:

cups-browsed 1.0.61-0ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:

cups-browsed 1.0.52-0ubuntu1.4

To update your system, please follow these instructions: 
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

CVE-2015-2265

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