Apple CUPS up to 1.1.3 Subsystem texttops.c _WriteProlog access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apple CUPS up to 1.1.3. The affected element is the function _WriteProlog of the file texttops.c of the component Subsystem. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2010-0542. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple CUPS up to 1.1.3 (Printing Software). This issue affects the function _WriteProlog of the file texttops.c of the component Subsystem. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The _WriteProlog function in texttops.c in texttops in the Text Filter subsystem in CUPS before 1.4.4 does not check the return values of certain calloc calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference or heap memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.

The weakness was released 06/21/2010 as Bug 587746 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-0542. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 75456 (openSUSE Security Update : cups (openSUSE-SU-2010:1018-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118510 (Fedora Update for CUPS (FEDORA-2010-10388)).

Upgrading to version 1.1.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (75456), SecurityFocus (BID 40943†), SecurityTracker (ID 1024121†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-26155†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-53699 and VDB-53682. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 75456
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : cups (openSUSE-SU-2010:1018-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 69111
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2176-1 (cups)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CUPS 1.1.4

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06/17/2010 +134 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: Bug 587746
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-0542 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0542
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-53741

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SecurityFocus: 40943
Secunia: 43521
SecurityTracker: 1024121
Vulnerability Center: 26155 - CUPS Prior to 1.4.4 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability via a Crafted Text File, Medium

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Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/08/2024 03:46
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (67), 02/28/2017 11:12 (6), 09/18/2021 12:22 (5), 09/18/2021 12:30 (1), 12/08/2024 03:46 (17)
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