Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:23254Arbitrary Code Execution
5.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
cups is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability exists as a buffer overflow flaw was discovered in the GIF decoding routines used by CUPS image converting filters βimagetopsβ and βimagetorasterβ. An attacker could create a malicious GIF file that could possibly execute arbitrary code as the βlpβ user if the file was printed.
References
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00003.html
secunia.com/advisories/29573
secunia.com/advisories/29603
secunia.com/advisories/29630
secunia.com/advisories/29634
secunia.com/advisories/29655
secunia.com/advisories/29659
secunia.com/advisories/29661
secunia.com/advisories/29750
secunia.com/advisories/31324
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-01.xml
wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0136
www.cups.org/str.php?L2765
www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1625
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:081
www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0192.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0206.html
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490486/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/28544
www.securitytracker.com/id?1019739
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-598-1
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1059/references
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0192
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41587
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11479
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00091.html
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00105.html
Related
5.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P