SB2014031404 - Buffer overflow in OpenPrinting cups-filters
Published: March 14, 2014 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014031404
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6473)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the urftopdf filter in cups-filters 1.0.25 before 1.0.47 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large (1) page or (2) line in a URF file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.