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Debian Security Advisory DSA 524-1 (rlpr)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to rlpr announced via advisory DSA 524-1.
Insight
Insight
jaguar@felinemenace.org discovered a format string vulnerability in rlpr, a utility for lpd printing without using /etc/printcap. While investigating this vulnerability, a buffer overflow was also discovered in related code. By exploiting one of these vulnerabilities, a local or remote user could potentially cause arbitrary code to be executed with the privileges of 1) the rlprd process (remote), or 2) root (local). CVE-2004-0393: format string vulnerability via syslog(3) in msg() function in rlpr CVE-2004-0454: buffer overflow in msg() function in rlpr For the current stable distribution (woody), this problem has been fixed in version 2.02-7woody1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed soon. We recommend that you update your rlpr package.
Solution
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20524-1