Oracle Linux 5 : cups (ELSA-2008-0157)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 67661
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VPR Score: 5.9
Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
From Red Hat Security Advisory 2008:0157 :Updated cups packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
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. The Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) is a standard network protocol for remote printing, as well as managing print jobs.
A flaw was found in the way CUPS handles the addition and removal of remote shared printers via IPP. A remote attacker could send malicious UDP IPP packets causing the CUPS daemon to crash. (CVE-2008-0882)
Note: the default configuration of CUPS on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 will only accept requests of this type from the local subnet. This issue did not affect the versions of CUPS as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 or 4.
All cups users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to resolve this issue.
Solution
Update the affected cups packages.See Also
https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2008-February/000518.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 67661
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-0157.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 7/12/2013
Updated: 1/14/2021
Dependencies: 12634
Risk Information
Risk Factor: Critical
VPR Score: 5.9
CVSS v2.0
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:cups, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:cups-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:cups-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:cups-lpd, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/21/2008
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/21/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-0882
BID: 27906