National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-0577
Original release date:02/20/2009
Last revised:03/06/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
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.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2009:0308
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=486052
External Source: XF
Name: cups-texttops-writeprolog-bo(48977)
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-064.htm
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 33995