Heap-based buffer overflow in cups-filters - CVE-2015-3279
Published: July 14, 2015 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32359
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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-2015-3279
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: OpenPrinting
Affected software:
cups-filters
cups-filters
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Integer overflow in filter/texttopdf.c in texttopdf in cups-filters before 1.0.71. A remote attacker can use a crafted line size in a print job to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-3279
Update to version 1.0.71.
Sources
- http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7365
- http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7366#NEWS
- http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7369
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00033.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2360.html
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2659-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3303
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/03/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/03/5
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75557
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1238990
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-08