Summary
The remote host is missing an update to cupsys
announced via advisory DSA 621-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20621-1
Insight
An iDEFENSE security researcher discovered a buffer overflow in xpdf, the Portable Document Format (PDF) suite. Similar code is present in the PDF processing part of CUPS. A maliciously crafted PDF file could exploit this problem, leading to the execution of arbitrary code.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.1.14-5woody11.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 1.1.22-2.
We recommend that you upgrade your cupsys packages.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2004-1125 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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