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ELSA-2008-0498 Moderate: Enterprise Linux cups security update

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ELSA-2008-0498 Moderate: Enterprise Linux cups security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
04/10/2008
Created
07/25/2018
Added
12/20/2011
Modified
04/11/2019

Description

Multiple integer overflows in (1) filter/image-png.c and (2) filter/image-zoom.c in CUPS 1.3 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and trigger memory corruption, as demonstrated via a crafted PNG image.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-cups
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-cups-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-cups-libs
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-cups-lpd

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