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RHEL 3 / 4 : cups (RHSA-2005:706)

low Nessus Plugin ID 19412

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated CUPS packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

The Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) provides a portable printing layer for UNIX(R) operating systems.

When processing a PDF file, bounds checking was not correctly performed on some fields. This could cause the pdftops filter (running as user 'lp') to crash. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the name CVE-2005-2097 to this issue.

All users of CUPS should upgrade to these erratum packages, which contain a patch to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected cups, cups-devel and / or cups-libs packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2005-2097

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:706

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 19412

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2005-706.nasl

Version: 1.24

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/10/2005

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cups, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cups-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cups-libs, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4

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

Patch Publication Date: 8/9/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/16/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2097

RHSA: 2005:706