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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.63219
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-1705-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'netatalk' package(s) announced via the DSA-1705-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'netatalk' package(s) announced via the DSA-1705-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that netatalk, an implementation of the AppleTalk suite, is affected by a command injection vulnerability when processing PostScript streams via papd. This could lead to the execution of arbitrary code. Please note that this only affects installations that are configured to use a pipe command in combination with wildcard symbols substituted with values of the printed job.

For the stable distribution (etch) this problem has been fixed in version 2.0.3-4+etch1.

For the upcoming stable distribution (lenny) this problem has been fixed in version 2.0.3-11+lenny1.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 2.0.4~
beta2-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your netatalk package.

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

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
9.3

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-5718
BugTraq ID: 32925
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32925
Debian Security Information: DSA-1705 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1705
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00962.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00966.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/13/3
http://osvdb.org/50824
http://secunia.com/advisories/33227
http://secunia.com/advisories/33548
http://secunia.com/advisories/34484
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2009:004 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG

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