Advisories:rPSA-2008-0245

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rPath Security Advisory 2008-0245-1

Published: 2008-08-05

Products

• rPath Linux 1

Rating

Severe

Exposure Level Classification

Remote Root Deterministic Unauthorized Access

Updated Versions

• cups=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/1.1.23-14.8-1

rPath Issue Tracking System

• RPL-2390

References

• CVE-2008-1374

Description

Previous versions of the cups package are vulnerable to an

Arbitrary Code Execution attack in which an attacker may use

a maliciously crafted PDF file to trigger an integer overflow

on 64-bit platforms.

Copyright 2008 rPath, Inc. This file is distributed under the terms of the MIT License. A copy is available at http://www.rpath.com/permanent/mit-license.html