Apple CUPS up to 1.1.3 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apple CUPS up to 1.1.3. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-3641. Furthermore, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple CUPS up to 1.1.3 (Printing Software). This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language (HPGL) filter in CUPS before 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted pen width and pen color opcodes that overwrite arbitrary memory.

The bug was discovered 10/09/2008. The weakness was published 10/10/2008 by TippingPoint with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-3641 since 08/12/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 39943 (openSUSE Security Update : cups (cups-356)), 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 165646 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update (SUSE-SR:2009:002)).

Upgrading to version 1.1.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6325.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45808), Exploit-DB (32470), Tenable (39943), SecurityFocus (BID 31681†) and OSVDB (49130†). Similar entries are available at VDB-36812, VDB-36551, VDB-39487 and VDB-40924. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 39943
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : cups (cups-356)
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OpenVAS ID: 61778
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1656-1 (cupsys)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CUPS 1.1.4
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: TippingPoint
Organization: TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-3641 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3641
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44445

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X-Force: 45808
SecurityFocus: 31681 - RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X 2008-007 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 32084
OSVDB: 49130 - CVE-2008-3641 - Apple - CUPS - Code Execution Issue
SecurityTracker: 1021031
Vulnerability Center: 19668 - CUPS < 1.3.9 HP-GL/2 Filter Allows Remote Code Execution via Crafted Pen Width and Pen Color Opcodes, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-2780

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

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 12/29/2024 03:13
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (85), 08/18/2019 07:23 (12), 12/29/2024 03:13 (20)
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