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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120349
Category:Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2014-438)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'cups' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2014-438 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'cups' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2014-438 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
A cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw was found in the CUPS web interface. An attacker could use this flaw to perform a cross-site scripting attack against users of the CUPS web interface. (CVE-2014-2856)

It was discovered that CUPS allowed certain users to create symbolic links in certain directories under /var/cache/cups/. A local user with the 'lp' group privileges could use this flaw to read the contents of arbitrary files on the system or, potentially, escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2014-3537, CVE-2014-5029, CVE-2014-5030, CVE-2014-5031)

Affected Software/OS:
'cups' package(s) on Amazon Linux.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-2856
BugTraq ID: 66788
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66788
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/14/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/15/3
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2014:1388
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1388.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/57880
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2172-1
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-3537
1030611
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030611
59945
http://secunia.com/advisories/59945
60273
http://secunia.com/advisories/60273
60787
http://secunia.com/advisories/60787
68788
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68788
APPLE-SA-2014-10-16-1
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.html
FEDORA-2014-8351
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-July/135528.html
MDVSA-2015:108
RHSA-2014:1388
USN-2293-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2293-1
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0313.html
http://www.cups.org/blog.php?L724
http://www.cups.org/str.php?L4450
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1115576
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6535
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-5029
Debian Security Information: DSA-2990 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2990
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/22/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/22/13
http://secunia.com/advisories/60509
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2341-1
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-5030
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-5031
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