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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3172-1 (cups - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Peter De Wachter discovered that CUPS, the Common UNIX Printing System, did not correctly parse compressed raster files. By submitting a specially crafted raster file, a remote attacker could use this vulnerability to trigger a buffer overflow.
Affected Software
Affected Software
cups on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1.5.3-5+deb7u5. For the upcoming stable distribution (jessie) and unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.7.5-11. We recommend that you upgrade your cups packages.