| /// File Name: | USN-656-1.txt | Description:
| Ubuntu Security Notice 656-1 - It was discovered that the SGI image filter in CUPS did not perform proper bounds checking. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted SGI image, an attacker could cause a denial of service. It was discovered that the texttops filter in CUPS did not properly validate page metrics. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted text file, an attacker could cause a denial of service. It was discovered that the HP-GL filter in CUPS did not properly check for invalid pen parameters. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted HP-GL or HP-GL/2 file, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code with user privileges. In Ubuntu 7.10 and 8.04 LTS, attackers would be isolated by the AppArmor CUPS profile. | | Homepage: | http://security.ubuntu.com/ | | File Size: | 25071 | | Related CVE(s): | CVE-2008-1722, CVE-2008-3639, CVE-2008-3640, CVE-2008-3641 | | Last Modified: | Oct 15 20:26:26 2008 | | MD5 Checksum: | 621b6f35079dd2658957b84709207997 |
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