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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.130108
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2015-0270)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'cups-filters' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2015-0270 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'cups-filters' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2015-0270 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
A heap-based buffer overflow was discovered in the way the texttopdf
utility of cups-filters processed print jobs with a specially crafted line
size. An attacker being able to submit print jobs could exploit this flaw
to crash texttopdf or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the 'lp' user (CVE-2015-3258, CVE-2015-3279).

Affected Software/OS:
'cups-filters' package(s) on Mageia 4, Mageia 5.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-3258
75436
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75436
DSA-3303
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3303
GLSA-201510-08
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-08
RHSA-2015:2360
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2360.html
USN-2659-1
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2659-1
[oss-security] 20150626 CVE-2015-3258 cups-filters: texttopdf heap-based buffer overflow
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/26/4
http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7363
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1235385
openSUSE-SU-2015:1244
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00033.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-3279
BugTraq ID: 75557
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75557
Debian Security Information: DSA-3303 (Google Search)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/03/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/03/5
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:2360
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:1244 (Google Search)
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AG

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