Apple CUPS 1.1.17 WriteProlog numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple CUPS 1.1.17. Affected by this vulnerability is the function WriteProlog. The manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2009-0577. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple CUPS 1.1.17 (Printing Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function WriteProlog. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in the WriteProlog function in texttops in CUPS 1.1.17 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PostScript file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2008-3640.

The bug was discovered 02/19/2009. The weakness was presented 02/20/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-0577 since 02/13/2009. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34375 (CentOS 3 / 4 / 5 : cups (CESA-2008:0937)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116236 (Red Hat Update for CUPS (RHSA-2009:0308-4)).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48977), Tenable (34375), OSVDB (49132†), Secunia (SA33995†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-21028†). See VDB-44479 for similar entry. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 34375
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 / 4 / 5 : cups (CESA-2008:0937)
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OpenVAS ID: 880781
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for cups CESA-2009:0308 centos3 i386
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0577 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0577
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46673

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X-Force: 48977
Secunia: 33995
OSVDB: 49132 - CUPS texttops WriteProlog() buffer overflow
Vulnerability Center: 21028 - CUPS 1.1.17 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Integer Overflow Remote Arbitrary Code Execution, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/10/2025 16:07
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (66), 08/28/2019 09:59 (8), 05/10/2025 16:07 (24)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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