9.3 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.954 High
EPSS
Percentile
99.3%
New cups packages are available for Slackware 12.0, and -current to fix
security issues. The change from CUPS 1.2.x to CUPS 1.3.x was tested here,
but if youβre on a completely secured internal network these issues may be
less of a risk than upgrading. If your IPP port is open to the internet,
youβd be advised to upgrade as soon as possible (or firewall the port at
the gateway if youβre not in need of printer jobs coming in from the
internet).
More details about the issues may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2008-0047
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2008-1373
Here are the details from the Slackware 12.0 ChangeLog:
a/cups-1.3.7-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz: Upgraded to cups-1.3.7.
This version of CUPS fixes some buffer overflows in the GIF image filter
and in cgiCompileSearch. Those running CUPS servers should upgrade.
For more information on these security issues, please see:
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2008-0047
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2008-1373
(* Security fix *)
Where to find the new packages:
HINT: Getting slow download speeds from ftp.slackware.com?
Give slackware.osuosl.org a try. This is another primary FTP site
for Slackware that can be considerably faster than downloading
directly from ftp.slackware.com.
Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating additional FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project! :-)
Also see the βGet Slackβ section on http://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.
Updated package for Slackware 12.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/patches/packages/cups-1.3.7-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz
Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/a/cups-1.3.7-i486-1.tgz
MD5 signatures:
Slackware 12.0 package:
cdc732009d2a9a24cd1d06a8be7a7c12 cups-1.3.7-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz
Slackware -current package:
54e150789acbeccc11903d14579f9590 cups-1.3.7-i486-1.tgz
Installation instructions:
Upgrade the package as root:
> upgradepkg cups-1.3.7-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Slackware | 12.0 | i486 | cups | <Β 1.3.7 | cups-1.3.7-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz |
Slackware | current | i486 | cups | <Β 1.3.7 | cups-1.3.7-i486-1.tgz |