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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.843453
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3577-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'cups' package(s) announced via the USN-3577-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'cups' package(s) announced via the USN-3577-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Jann Horn discovered that CUPS permitted HTTP requests with the Host
header set to 'localhost.localdomain' from the loopback interface. If a
user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website in their web
browser, an attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain sensitive
information or control printers, via a DNS rebinding attack.
(CVE-2017-18190)

Affected Software/OS:
'cups' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-18190
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1048
https://github.com/apple/cups/commit/afa80cb2b457bf8d64f775bed307588610476c41
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00023.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00003.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3577-1/
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