Easy Software Products CUPS up to 1.1.17 jobs.c strncat memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Easy Software Products CUPS up to 1.1.17. Impacted is the function strncat of the file jobs.c. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2002-1369. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Easy Software Products CUPS up to 1.1.17 (Printing Software). It has been classified as very critical. Affected is the function strncat of the file jobs.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

jobs.c in Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 through 1.1.17 does not properly use the strncat function call when processing the options string, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow attack.

The weakness was released 12/26/2002 by zen-parse (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-1369. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/12/2019).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11199 (CUPS < 1.1.18 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38160 (Multiple CUPS Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10910), Tenable (11199), SecurityFocus (BID 6438†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1850†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-19264, VDB-19265, VDB-19267 and VDB-19268. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Printing Software

Vendor

Easy Software Products

Name

CUPS

Version

License

commercial

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 11199
Nessus Name: CUPS < 1.1.18 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 53586
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 232-1 (cupsys)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/12/2002 🔍
12/19/2002 +7 days 🔍
12/26/2002 +7 days 🔍
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01/18/2003 +23 days 🔍
09/01/2003 +226 days 🔍
07/31/2014 +3986 days 🔍
05/12/2019 +1746 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: zen-parse
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1369 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1369
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19266
X-Force: 10910
SecurityFocus: 6438 - CUPS strncat() Function Call Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 1850 - jobs.c in Common Unix Printing System Allows Code Execution, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/31/2014 21:59
Updated: 05/12/2019 08:11
Changes: 07/31/2014 21:59 (70), 05/12/2019 08:11 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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