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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840232
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-563-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'cupsys' package(s) announced via the USN-563-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'cupsys' package(s) announced via the USN-563-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Wei Wang discovered that the SNMP discovery backend did not
correctly calculate the length of strings. If a user were tricked into
scanning for printers, a remote attacker could send a specially crafted
packet and possibly execute arbitrary code.

Elias Pipping discovered that temporary files were not handled safely
in certain situations when converting PDF to PS. A local attacker could
cause a denial of service.

Affected Software/OS:
'cupsys' package(s) on Ubuntu 6.06, Ubuntu 6.10, Ubuntu 7.04, Ubuntu 7.10.

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-2007-5849
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
BugTraq ID: 26910
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26910
BugTraq ID: 26917
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26917
Cert/CC Advisory: TA07-352A
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
Debian Security Information: DSA-1437 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1437
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00908.html
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200712-14.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:036
http://secunia.com/advisories/28113
http://secunia.com/advisories/28129
http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
http://secunia.com/advisories/28200
http://secunia.com/advisories/28386
http://secunia.com/advisories/28441
http://secunia.com/advisories/28636
http://secunia.com/advisories/28676
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2008:002 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00003.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2008:002 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-563-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4242
XForce ISS Database: cups-asn1getstring-bo(39101)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39101
XForce ISS Database: macos-snmp-bo(39097)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39097
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-6358
BugTraq ID: 26919
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26919
http://osvdb.org/42029
http://secunia.com/advisories/28139
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