Easy Software Products CUPS up to 1.3.3 Backend asn1_get_string numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Easy Software Products CUPS 1.2.4/1.2.9/1.2.10/1.2.12/1.3.3. It has been declared as critical. Affected is the function asn1_get_string of the component Backend. The manipulation results in numeric error. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2007-5849. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Easy Software Products CUPS 1.2.4/1.2.9/1.2.10/1.2.12/1.3.3 (Printing Software). Affected is the function asn1_get_string of the component Backend. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Integer underflow in the asn1_get_string function in the SNMP back end (backend/snmp.c) for CUPS 1.2 through 1.3.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SNMP response that triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.

The bug was discovered 12/17/2007. The weakness was released 12/19/2007 by Wei Wang with McAfee (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-5849 since 11/06/2007. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 29919 (Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 6.10 / 7.04 / 7.10 : cupsys vulnerabilities (USN-563-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165711 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update CUPS (SUSE-SA:2008:002)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39101), Exploit-DB (30898), Tenable (29919), SecurityFocus (BID 26917†) and OSVDB (40719†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-35351, VDB-39605, VDB-39604 and VDB-39603. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 29919
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 6.10 / 7.04 / 7.10 : cupsys vulnerabilities (USN-563-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 60069
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1437-1 (cupsys)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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12/17/2007 +39 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Wei Wang
Organization: McAfee
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5849 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5849
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40116

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X-Force: 39101
SecurityFocus: 26917 - Common UNIX Printing System SNMP 'asn1_get_string()' Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 28113
OSVDB: 40719 - CVE-2007-5849 - Easy Software Products - CUPS - Integer Underflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 17161 - Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 CUPS with SNMP Enabled Remote Code Execution via Crafted SNMP Response, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-4238

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 12/15/2024 07:12
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (85), 08/01/2019 20:50 (9), 12/15/2024 07:12 (19)
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