Apple CUPS up to 1.1.4 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple CUPS up to 1.1.4. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2009-0800. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple CUPS up to 1.1.4 (Printing Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple "input validation flaws" in the JBIG2 decoder in Xpdf 3.02pl2 and earlier, CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier, Poppler before 0.10.6, and other products allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file.

The weakness was published 04/23/2009 by Braden Thomas as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-0800 since 03/04/2009. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 38897 (CentOS 4 / 5 : cups (CESA-2009:0429)), 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 165641 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update CUPS (SUSE-SA:2009:024)).

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 (50132), Tenable (38897), SecurityFocus (BID 34568†), OSVDB (54473†) and Secunia (SA34755†). Similar entries are available at VDB-47894, VDB-47893, VDB-47892 and VDB-47890. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 38897
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 / 5 : cups (CESA-2009:0429)
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OpenVAS ID: 63955
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1790-1 (xpdf)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Braden Thomas
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0800 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0800
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47885

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X-Force: 50132
SecurityFocus: 34568 - Xpdf JBIG2 Processing Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 34755
OSVDB: 54473 - Poppler JBIG2 Decoder PDF File Handling Multiple Unspecified Input Validation Flaws Arbitrary Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1022073
Vulnerability Center: 21894 - Xpdf / Poppler / CUPS / Kdegraphics JBIG2 Decoder Input Validation Flaws Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1065

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 12/14/2024 21:58
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (82), 09/02/2019 17:29 (4), 12/14/2024 21:58 (17)
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