Summary
The remote host is missing an update to cupsys
announced via advisory USN-760-1.
Solution
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
libcupsimage2 1.2.2-0ubuntu0.6.06.13
Ubuntu 7.10:
libcupsimage2 1.3.2-1ubuntu7.10
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
libcupsimage2 1.3.7-1ubuntu3.4
Ubuntu 8.10:
libcupsimage2 1.3.9-2ubuntu9.1
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-760-1
Insight
It was discovered that CUPS did not properly check the height of TIFF images.
If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted TIFF image file, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges. In Ubuntu 7.10, 8.04 LTS, and 8.10, attackers would be isolated by the AppArmor CUPS profile.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2009-0163 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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