CUPS UDP Packet Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:11183

Info

CUPS UDP Packet Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 11183
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2004-0558
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 15 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 07:06AM
Credit: Discovery of this issue is credited to Alvaro Martinez Echevarria.
Vulnerable: Trustix Secure Linux 2.1
Trustix Secure Linux 2.0
Trustix Secure Enterprise Linux 2.0
Sun Java Desktop System (JDS) 2.0
Sun Java Desktop System (JDS) 2003
Slackware Linux 10.0
Slackware Linux 9.1
Slackware Linux 9.0
Slackware Linux -current
SCO Unixware 7.1.4
SCO Unixware 7.1.3 up
SCO Open Server 6.0
SCO Open Server 5.0.7
Redhat Linux 9.0 i386
Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
Redhat Linux 7.3
Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc3
Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc2
Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc1
Gentoo Linux 1.4
Gentoo Linux 1.2
Gentoo Linux 1.1 a
Gentoo Linux 0.7
Gentoo Linux 0.5
Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.20
+ ALT Linux ALT Linux Compact 2.3
+ ALT Linux ALT Linux Junior 2.3
+ Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc3
 + Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc2
 + Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc1
 + MandrakeSoft apcupsd 2006.0
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.0 AMD64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.0
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ppc
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia64
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia32
 Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.19 rc5
Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.19
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.2 amd64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.2
+ Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Workgroup Edition
 + Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Hosting Edition
 + Turbolinux Appliance Server Hosting Edition 1.0
+ Turbolinux Appliance Server Workgroup Edition 1.0
+ Turbolinux Home
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Desktop 10.0
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 8.0
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Workstation 8.0
Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.18
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1 x86_64
 + MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1
+ MandrakeSoft Multi Network Firewall 2.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.0
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 8.2
Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.17
+ Redhat Desktop 3.0
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 3
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 3
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 3
 Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.16
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.0
Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.15
+ Conectiva Linux Enterprise Edition 1.0
+ SuSE Linux 8.1
Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.14
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mips
 + Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
 + Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
 + Debian Linux 3.0 arm
 + Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
 + Debian Linux 3.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2 ppc
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.5
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.4
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.3
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.8
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.7
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.6
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.5
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.4
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.3
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.7
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.6
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.2
Not Vulnerable: Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.21
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1 x86_64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1

Discussion

CUPS UDP Packet Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

CUPS is prone to a remotely exploitable denial of service vulnerability that may be triggered through port 631 by a zero-length UDP packet.

Exploit / POC

CUPS UDP Packet Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

The following example was provided using nmap:

nmap -sU -p 631 example.com

Solution / Fix

CUPS UDP Packet Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
SuSE has released advisory SUSE-SA:2004:031 to address this issue. Please see the attached advisory for information on obtaining and applying fixes.

ALT Linux have released an update to address this issue.

Red Hat has released advisory RHSA-2004:449-17 and fixes to address this issue on Red Hat Linux Enterprise platforms. Customers who are affected by this issue are advised to apply the appropriate updates. Customers subscribed to the Red Hat Network may apply the appropriate fixes using the Red Hat Update Agent (up2date). Please see referenced advisory for additional information.

Debian has released advisory DSA 545-1 to address this issue. Please see the attached advisory for further information on obtaining and applying fixes.

Mandrake has released advisory MDKSA-2004:097 to address this issue. Please see the attached advisory for further information on obtaining and applying fixes.

CUPS 1.1.21 has been released to address this issue. A vendor patch for version 1.2.20 is also available.

Trustix Secure Linux has released an advisory (TSLSA-2004-0047) along with fixes dealing with this, and other issues. Please see the referenced advisory for further information.

Gentoo has released an advisory (GLSA 200409-25) and fixes for this issue. To obtain fixes, run the following commands:
emerge sync
emerge -pv ">=net-print/cups-1.1.20-r2"
emerge ">=net-print/cups-1.1.20-r2"

Slackware Linux has released an advisory (SSA:2004-266-01) along with fixes dealing with this issue.

RedHat has released an advisory (FEDORA-2004-275) to address this issue in Fedora Core 2. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

Apple has released updates for this issue that may be applied through Software Update. Manual updates are also available. Please see the Apple advisory (APPLE-SA-2004-09-30) for more information.

Sun Microsystems has made a security alert (Sun Alert ID: 57646) along with a fix dealing with this issue. Sun advises that all users download and install the update. To download and install the updated RPMs from the update servers select the following from the launch bar:

Launch >> Applications >> System Tools >> Online Update

For more information please see the referenced Sun advisory.

SCO has released advisory SCOSA-2004.15 along with fixes to address this issue in SCO Unixware 7.1.3up and 7.1.4. Please see the referenced advisory for further information.

Conectiva has released advisory CLA-2004:872 to address this issue. Please see the attached advisory for details on obtaining and applying fixes.

Fedora Legacy has released advisory FLSA-2004:2072 along with fixes for RedHat Linux dealing with this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

Turbolinux has released advisory TLSA-2004-33 along with fixes dealing with this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

SCO has released advisory SCOSA-2005.51, along with fixes to address this issue in SCO OpenServer 5.0.7 and 6.0.0. Please see the referenced advisory for further information.


Sun Java Desktop System (JDS) 2003
  • Sun patch-9321


Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.14

Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.15

Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.16

Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.17

Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.18

Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.19

Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.19 rc5

Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.20

Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.8

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.5

Apple Mac OS X 10.3.5

Sun Java Desktop System (JDS) 2.0
  • Sun patch-9321


SCO Open Server 5.0.7

SCO Open Server 6.0

SCO Unixware 7.1.3 up

SCO Unixware 7.1.4

References

CUPS UDP Packet Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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