metadata/glsa/glsa-201607-06.xml


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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="201607-06">
  <title>CUPS: Buffer overflow</title>
  <synopsis>A buffer overflow in CUPS might allow remote attackers to execute
    arbitrary code.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild"></product>
  <announced>July 16, 2016</announced>
  <revised>July 16, 2016: 1</revised>
  <bug>539582</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="net-print/cups" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">2.0.2-r1</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">2.0.2-r1</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>CUPS, the Common Unix Printing System, is a full-featured print server.</p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>A vulnerability has been discovered in CUPS concerning the handling of
      compressed raster files.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="normal">
    <p>A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
      privileges of the process.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>All CUPS users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
    
    <code>
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=net-print/cups-2.0.2-r1"
    </code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9679">CVE-2014-9679</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Fri, 01 Jul 2016 05:48:13 +0000">b-man</metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sat, 16 Jul 2016 13:19:26 +0000">b-man</metadata>
</glsa>