| Description: | Description:
The remote host is missing an update to cups
announced via advisory FEDORA-2007-644.
The Common UNIX Printing System provides a portable printing layer for
UNIX® operating systems. It has been developed by Easy Software Products
to promote a standard printing solution for all UNIX vendors and users.
CUPS provides the System V and Berkeley command-line interfaces.
Update Information:
This update fixes a security issue concerning PDF handling.
It also fixes printing speed with USB printers, and
includes a fix for the LSPP support.
* Thu Aug 9 2007 Tim Waugh 1:1.2.12-4
- Applied patch to fix CVE-2007-3387 (bug #251519).
* Tue Jul 31 2007 Tim Waugh 1:1.2.12-3
- Better buildroot tag.
- Moved LSPP access check and security attributes check in add_job() to
before allocation of the job structure (bug #231522).
* Mon Jul 23 2007 Tim Waugh 1:1.2.12-2
- Use kernel support for USB paper-out detection, when available
(bug #249213).
Solution: Apply the appropriate updates.
This update can be downloaded from:
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/6/
This update can be installed with the 'yum' update program. Use 'yum update
package-name' at the command line. For more information, refer to 'Managing
Software with yum,' available at http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/yum/.
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=FEDORA-2007-644
Risk factor : High
CVSS Score:
6.8
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