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Debian DSA-192-1 : html2ps - arbitrary code execution

high Nessus Plugin ID 15029

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The SuSE Security Team found a vulnerability in html2ps, an HTML to PostScript converter, that opened files based on unsanitized input insecurely. This problem can be exploited when html2ps is installed as filter within lprng and the attacker has previously gained access to the lp account.

These problems have been fixed in version 1.0b3-1.1 for the current stable distribution (woody), in version 1.0b1-8.1 for the old stable distribution (potato) and in version 1.0b3-2 for the unstable distribution (sid).

Solution

Upgrade the html2ps package.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-192

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 15029

File Name: debian_DSA-192.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/29/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:html2ps, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.2, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/8/2002

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-1275

BID: 6079

DSA: 192