Apple CUPS up to 1.1.3 memory corruption

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple CUPS up to 1.1.3 (Printing Software). This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple buffer overflows in the HP-GL/2-to-PostScript filter in CUPS before 1.3.6 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HP-GL/2 file.

The bug was discovered 03/18/2008. The weakness was published 03/18/2008 with Apple (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-0053 since 01/03/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31770 (openSUSE 10 Security Update : cups (cups-5117)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165679 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update CUPS Security Problems (SUSE-SA:2008:020)).

Upgrading to version 1.1.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41272) and Tenable (31770). Similar entries are available at 3489, 35080, 35079 and 38538.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 31770
Nessus Name: openSUSE 10 Security Update : cups (cups-5117)
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OpenVAS ID: 61377
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1625-1 (cupsys)
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Upgrade: CUPS 1.1.4

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-0053 (🔍)
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X-Force: 41272
SecurityTracker: 1019672
Vulnerability Center: 17989 - CUPS <1.3.6 in Apple Mac OS X Multiple Buffer Overflows in the HP-GL/2-to-PostScript Filter, High
SecurityFocus: 28334 - CUPS Multiple Unspecified Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 29420 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 43382 - CVE-2008-0053 - CUPS - Multiple Buffer Overflow Issues
Vupen: ADV-2008-0924

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Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/07/2019 16:15
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (88), 08/07/2019 16:15 (4)
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