National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-5286

Overview

Integer overflow in the _cupsImageReadPNG function in CUPS 1.1.17 through 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PNG image with a large height value, which bypasses a validation check and triggers a buffer overflow.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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External Source: BID

Name: 32518

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32518

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2974

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2974

External Source: XF

Name: cups-cupsimagereadpng-overflow(46933)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/46933

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1021298

Hyperlink:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021298

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2008:1028

Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1028.html

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20081201 (sort of urgent) CVE Request -- cups (repost)

Hyperlink:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/01/1

External Source: MANDRIVA

Name: MDVSA-2009:029

Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:029

External Source: MANDRIVA

Name: MDVSA-2009:028

Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:028

External Source: GENTOO

Name: GLSA-200812-11

Hyperlink:http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-11.xml

External Source: GENTOO

Name: GLSA-200812-01

Hyperlink:http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-01.xml

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2008-3315

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/3315

External Source: DEBIAN

Name: DSA-1677

Hyperlink:http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1677

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://svn.easysw.com/public/cups/trunk/CHANGES-1.3.txt

Hyperlink:http://svn.easysw.com/public/cups/trunk/CHANGES-1.3.txt

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 33568

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/33568

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 33111

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/33111

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 33101

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/33101

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 32962

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/32962

External Source: SUSE

Name: SUSE-SR:2009:002

Hyperlink:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html