Arbitrary Code Execution

CUPS provides a portable printing layer for Linux, UNIX, and similar operating systems. A string reference count bug was found in cupsd, causing premature freeing of string objects. An attacker can submit a malicious print job that exploits this flaw to dismantle ACLs protecting privileged...

The vulnerability of the CUPS printing server, related to authentication errors, allows a perpetrator to gain access to confidential data.

The vulnerability of the CUPS printing server is related to the improper handling of certain include directives. This allows unprivileged users to gain access to and read arbitrary files from the superuser’s perspective. Exploiting this vulnerability enables a perpetrator to gain access to...

The vulnerability of the CUPS printing server, related to authentication errors, allows a hacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

The vulnerability of the CUPS printing server is related to the SetEnv and PassEnv directives. Exploiting this vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges...

Apple macOS High Sierra CUPS Component Null Pointer Dereference Vulnerability

Apple macOS High Sierra is a suite of specialized operating systems developed by Apple for Mac computers.CUPS is one of the open source printing system components for OSX and Unix-like systems. A security vulnerability exists in the CUPS component in Apple macOS High Sierra versions prior to...

DEBIAN-CVE-2018-4300

The session cookie generated by the CUPS web interface was easy to guess on Linux, allowing unauthorized scripted access to the web interface when the web interface is enabled. This issue affected versions prior to v2.2.10...

[SECURITY] Fedora 30 Update: ghostscript-9.26-4.fc30

This package provides useful conversion utilities based on Ghostscript soft ware, for converting PS, PDF and other document formats between each other. Ghostscript is a suite of software providing an interpreter for Adobe Syste ms' PostScript PS and Portable Document Format PDF page description...

[SECURITY] Fedora 30 Update: ghostscript-9.26-3.fc30

This package provides useful conversion utilities based on Ghostscript soft ware, for converting PS, PDF and other document formats between each other. Ghostscript is a suite of software providing an interpreter for Adobe Syste ms' PostScript PS and Portable Document Format PDF page description...

[SECURITY] Fedora 28 Update: ghostscript-9.26-3.fc28

This package provides useful conversion utilities based on Ghostscript soft ware, for converting PS, PDF and other document formats between each other. Ghostscript is a suite of software providing an interpreter for Adobe Syste ms' PostScript PS and Portable Document Format PDF page description...

The vulnerability of the fly-admin-service-se administrative service package for the Astra Linux operating system allows a perpetrator to cause a failure in the printing service.

The vulnerability of the fly-admin-service-se administrative service package for the Astra Linux operating system is related to incorrect configuration of the Common UNIX Printing System CUPS in the Astra Linux Directory ALD. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to cause...

March 1, 2019—KB4482887 (OS Build 17763.348)

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USN-3866-2: Ghostscript regression

USN-3866-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Ghostscript. The new Ghostscript version introduced a regression when printing certain page sizes. This update fixes the problem. Original advisory details: Tavis Ormandy discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled certain PostScript files. If a user or...

[SECURITY] Fedora 28 Update: ghostscript-9.26-1.fc28

This package provides useful conversion utilities based on Ghostscript soft ware, for converting PS, PDF and other document formats between each other. Ghostscript is a suite of software providing an interpreter for Adobe Syste ms' PostScript PS and Portable Document Format PDF page description...

Chinese Surveillance, Facebook Tracking, and More Security News This Week

3-D printed rifles, Iran missile hacking, and more of the week's top security news...

Description of the security update for Excel 2016: February 12, 2019

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[SECURITY] Fedora 29 Update: ghostscript-9.26-1.fc29

This package provides useful conversion utilities based on Ghostscript soft ware, for converting PS, PDF and other document formats between each other. Ghostscript is a suite of software providing an interpreter for Adobe Syste ms' PostScript PS and Portable Document Format PDF page description...

What you can learn from Cisco Talos’ new oil pumpjack workshop

Paul Rascagneres wrote this blog post with contributions from Patrick DeSantis from Cisco Talos ARES Advanced Research/Embedded Systems. Executive summary Every day, more industrial control systems ICS become vulnerable to cyber attacks. As these massive, critical machines become more...

The vulnerability of the cups printing server of the Astra Linux operating system allows a hacker to gain access to confidential data.

The vulnerability of the cups printing server of the Astra Linux operating system relates to the printing of GECOS field contents instead of the user’s domain login information. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to gain access to confidential data...

Arbitrary File Overwrite

hplip3 is vulnerable to arbitrary file overwrite attacks. The vulnerability exists as the senddatatostdout function in prnt/hpijs/hpcupsfax.cpp in HP Linux Imaging and Printing HPLIP 3.x before 3.11.10 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/hpcupsfax.out...

Apple macOS High Sierra CUPS Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

Apple macOS High Sierra is a suite of specialized operating systems developed by Apple for Mac computers.CUPS is one of the open source printing system components for OS X and Unix-like systems. A security vulnerability exists in the CUPS component in Apple macOS High Sierra version 10.13.4. An...

Apple macOS High Sierra CUPS Sandbox Bypass Vulnerability (CNVD-2019-01536)

Apple macOS High Sierra is a suite of specialized operating systems developed by Apple for Mac computers.CUPS is one of the open source printing system components for OS X and Unix-like systems. A security vulnerability exists in the CUPS component in Apple macOS High Sierra version 10.13.4. An...