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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.51480
Category:Conectiva Local Security Checks
Title:Conectiva Security Advisory CLA-2003:779
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory CLA-2003:779.

Cups[1] (Common UNIX Printing System) is an open-source, freely
available and cross-platform printing solution for UNIX
environments.

It has been reported that the IPP daemon from the Cups package can
under some circumstances enter a loop and consume excessive CPU
resources, causing the service to become slow and unresponsive.


Solution:
The apt tool can be used to perform RPM package upgrades
by running 'apt-get update' followed by 'apt-get upgrade'

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=CLA-2003:779
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=002003

Risk factor : Medium

CVSS Score:
5.0

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 8952
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2003-0788
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8952
Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2003:779
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000779
Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2003:788
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000788
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2003:104
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=97958
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-275.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/10123
TurboLinux Advisory: TLSA-2003-63
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-63.txt
XForce ISS Database: cups-ipp-dos(13584)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13584
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