Common UNIX Printing System SNMP 'asn1_get_string()' Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:26917

Info

Common UNIX Printing System SNMP 'asn1_get_string()' Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 26917
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2007-5849
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 08 2007 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:04PM
Credit: Wei Wang of McAfee AVERT Research discovered this issue.
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS amd64
SuSE openSUSE 10.3
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.2
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0
Gentoo Linux
Easy Software Products CUPS 1.3.3
Easy Software Products CUPS 1.2.12
Easy Software Products CUPS 1.2.10
Easy Software Products CUPS 1.2.9
Easy Software Products CUPS 1.2.4
Debian Linux 4.0 sparc
Debian Linux 4.0 s/390
Debian Linux 4.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 4.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 4.0 mips
Debian Linux 4.0 m68k
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 4.0 hppa
Debian Linux 4.0 arm
Debian Linux 4.0 amd64
Debian Linux 4.0 alpha
Debian Linux 4.0
Not Vulnerable: Apple CUPS 1.3.5

Discussion

Common UNIX Printing System SNMP 'asn1_get_string()' Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) is prone to a remote buffer-overflow vulnerability because the software fails to properly bounds-check user-supplied data before copying it to an insufficiently sized buffer.

Exploiting this issue allows attackers to execute arbitrary machine code in the context of users running the affected software. Failed exploit attempts will likely result in denial-of-service conditions.

This issue affects CUPS 1.2 and 1.3, prior to 1.3.5; other versions may also be vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Common UNIX Printing System SNMP 'asn1_get_string()' Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

A proof of concept is available.

Solution / Fix

Common UNIX Printing System SNMP 'asn1_get_string()' Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released a patch for this issue. Please see the referenced advisories for information on obtaining and applying the appropriate updates.

References

Common UNIX Printing System SNMP 'asn1_get_string()' Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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