FreeBSD : cups-base -- HPGL buffer overflow vulnerability (40a3bca2-6809-11d9-a9e7-0001020eed82)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 18916

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

Ariel Berkman has discovered a buffer overflow vulnerability in CUPS's HPGL input driver. This vulnerability could be exploited to execute arbitrary code with the permission of the CUPS server by printing a specially crated HPGL file.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 18916

File Name: freebsd_pkg_40a3bca2680911d9a9e70001020eed82.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 7/13/2005

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

Temporal Score: 5.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:cups-base, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:fr-cups-base, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/17/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/15/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-1267

BID: 11968

CWE: 119

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