Vulnerability identifier: #VU32436
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9679
CWE-ID:
CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
CUPS
Server applications /
Other server solutions
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Integer underflow in the cupsRasterReadPixels function in filter/raster.c in CUPS before 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a malformed compressed raster file, which triggers a buffer overflow.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
CUPS: 2.0.0 - 2.0.1
External links
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0067.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150171.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150177.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00098.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1123.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3172
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:049
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:108
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/10/15
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/12/12
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72594
https://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031776
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2520-1
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-06
https://www.cups.org/str.php?L4551
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.