Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : cups (MDKSA-2005:008)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 16184

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A buffer overflow was discovered in the ParseCommand function in the hpgltops utility. An attacker with the ability to send malicious HPGL files to a printer could possibly execute arbitrary code as the 'lp' user (CVE-2004-1267).

Vulnerabilities in the lppasswd utility were also discovered. The program ignores write errors when modifying the CUPS passwd file. A local user who is able to fill the associated file system could corrupt the CUPS passwd file or prevent future use of lppasswd (CVE-2004-1268 and CVE-2004-1269). As well, lppasswd does not verify that the passwd.new file is different from STDERR, which could allow a local user to control output to passwd.new via certain user input that could trigger an error message (CVE-2004-1270).

The updated packages have been patched to prevent these problems.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 16184

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2005-008.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 1/18/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:cups, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:cups-common, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:cups-serial, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64cups2, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64cups2-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libcups2, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libcups2-devel, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 1/17/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-1267, CVE-2004-1268, CVE-2004-1269, CVE-2004-1270

CWE: 119

MDKSA: 2005:008

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