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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841752
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2143-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'cups-filters' package(s) announced via the USN-2143-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'cups-filters' package(s) announced via the USN-2143-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Florian Weimer discovered that cups-filters incorrectly handled memory
in the urftopdf filter. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the lp user. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 13.10. (CVE-2013-6473)

Florian Weimer discovered that cups-filters incorrectly handled memory
in the pdftoopvp filter. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the lp user. (CVE-2013-6474,
CVE-2013-6475)

Florian Weimer discovered that cups-filters did not restrict driver
directories in the pdftoopvp filter. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the lp user.
(CVE-2013-6476)

Affected Software/OS:
'cups-filters' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 13.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-6473
66601
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66601
USN-2143-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2143-1
http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7175
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=741333
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1027547
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-6474
66163
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66163
DSA-2875
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2875
DSA-2876
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2876
USN-2144-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2144-1
http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7176
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1027548
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-6475
66166
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66166
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1027550
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-6476
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1027551
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