Easy Software Products CUPS up to 1.1.17 GIF Image filters/image-gif.c memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Easy Software Products CUPS up to 1.1.17 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the file filters/image-gif.c of the component GIF Image Handler. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2002-1371. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Easy Software Products CUPS up to 1.1.17 (Printing Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file filters/image-gif.c of the component GIF Image Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

filters/image-gif.c in Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 through 1.1.17 does not properly check for zero-length GIF images, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via modified chunk headers, as demonstrated by nogif.

The weakness was disclosed 12/26/2002 by zen-parse (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.info. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-1371. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15069 (Debian DSA-232-1 : cupsys - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. 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 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10911), Tenable (15069), SecurityFocus (BID 6439†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-3111†). The entries VDB-19264, VDB-19265, VDB-19266 and VDB-19268 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 15069
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-232-1 : cupsys - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 53586
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 232-1 (cupsys)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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12/19/2002 🔍
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12/26/2002 +7 days 🔍
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01/20/2003 +25 days 🔍
12/09/2003 +323 days 🔍
09/29/2004 +295 days 🔍
07/31/2014 +3592 days 🔍
05/17/2019 +1751 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.info
Researcher: zen-parse
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1371 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1371
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19267
X-Force: 10911
SecurityFocus: 6439 - CUPS Image Filter Zero Width GIF Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 3111 - Buffer Overflow in CUPS 1.1.14-1.1.17 Allows Arbitrary Code Execution via Zero-Length GIF Images, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/31/2014 22:00
Updated: 05/17/2019 18:00
Changes: 07/31/2014 22:00 (74), 05/17/2019 18:00 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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