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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2014.0170
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2014-0170)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'cups-filters' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2014-0170 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'cups-filters' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2014-0170 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Updated cups-filters packages fix security vulnerabilities:

Florian Weimer discovered that cups-filters incorrectly handled memory
in the urftopdf filter. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the lp user (CVE-2013-6473).

Florian Weimer discovered that cups-filters incorrectly handled memory
in the pdftoopvp filter. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the lp user (CVE-2013-6474,
CVE-2013-6475).

Florian Weimer discovered that cups-filters did not restrict driver
directories in the pdftoopvp filter. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the lp user
(CVE-2013-6476).

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

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-6473
66601
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66601
USN-2143-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2143-1
http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7175
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=741333
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1027547
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-6474
66163
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66163
DSA-2875
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2875
DSA-2876
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2876
USN-2144-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2144-1
http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7176
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1027548
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-6475
66166
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66166
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1027550
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-6476
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1027551
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