Numeric Errors Affecting cups package, versions <1.3.8-1lenny2
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-CUPS-364773
- published 14 Oct 2008
- disclosed 14 Oct 2008
Introduced: 14 Oct 2008
CVE-2008-3640 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:9 cups to version 1.3.8-1lenny2 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cups package and not the cups package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.
Integer overflow in the WriteProlog function in texttops in CUPS before 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PostScript file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-3640
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-470.htm
- http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L575
- http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2919
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1656
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00331.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00380.html
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-11.xml
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=752
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10266
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32084
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32226
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32284
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32292
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32316
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32331
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33085
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33111
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31690
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021034
- http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-656-1
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/656-1/
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2782
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3401
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1568
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45790
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:211
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0937.html
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-261088-1
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