Package : cupsys
Vulnerability : buffer overflows
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE Id(s) : CVE-2008-0053 CVE-2008-1373 CVE-2008-1722
Debian Bug : 476305
Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Common Unix
Printing System (CUPS). The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:
CVE-2008-0053
Buffer overflows in the HP-GL input filter allowed to possibly run
arbitrary code through crafted HP-GL files.
CVE-2008-1373
Buffer overflow in the GIF filter allowed to possibly run arbitrary
code through crafted GIF files.
CVE-2008-1722
Integer overflows in the PNG filter allowed to possibly run arbitrary
code through crafted PNG files.
For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in
version 1.2.7-4etch4 of package cupsys.
For the testing (lenny) and unstable distribution (sid), these problems
have been fixed in version 1.3.7-2 of package cups.
We recommend that you upgrade your cupsys package.
Upgrade instructions
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wget url
will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb
will install the referenced file.
If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
sources.list as given below:
apt-get update
will update the internal database
apt-get upgrade
will install corrected packages
You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the
footer to the proper configuration.
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 alias etch
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