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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.61778
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-1656-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'cupsys' package(s) announced via the DSA-1656-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'cupsys' package(s) announced via the DSA-1656-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Several local vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Common UNIX Printing System. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:

CVE-2008-3639

It was discovered that insufficient bounds checking in the SGI image filter may lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

CVE-2008-3640

It was discovered that an integer overflow in the Postscript conversion tool texttops may lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

CVE-2008-3641

It was discovered that insufficient bounds checking in the HPGL filter may lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 1.2.7-4etch5.

For the unstable distribution (sid) and the upcoming stable distribution (lenny), these problems have been fixed in version 1.3.8-1lenny2 of the source package cups.

We recommend that you upgrade your cupsys package.

Affected Software/OS:
'cupsys' package(s) on Debian 4.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
10.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-3639
BugTraq ID: 31690
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31690
Debian Security Information: DSA-1656 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1656
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00331.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00380.html
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-11.xml
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=753
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:211
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11464
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0937.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021033
http://secunia.com/advisories/32084
http://secunia.com/advisories/32226
http://secunia.com/advisories/32284
http://secunia.com/advisories/32292
http://secunia.com/advisories/32316
http://secunia.com/advisories/32331
http://secunia.com/advisories/33085
http://secunia.com/advisories/33111
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-261088-1
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2008:021 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/656-1/
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2782
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3401
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1568
XForce ISS Database: cups-readrle16-bo(45789)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45789
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-3640
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=752
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10266
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021034
XForce ISS Database: cups-writeprolog-bo(45790)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45790
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-3641
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
BugTraq ID: 31681
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
BugTraq ID: 31688
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31688
Bugtraq: 20081010 ZDI-08-067: Apple CUPS 1.3.7 (HP-GL/2 filter) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497221/100/0/threaded
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-067
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9666
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021031
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
http://secunia.com/advisories/33568
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2009:002 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
XForce ISS Database: cups-hpgl-code-execution(45779)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45779
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