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rPath alert rPSA-2008-0136-1 (cups)

From:  rPath Update Announcements <announce-noreply@rpath.com>
To:  security-announce@lists.rpath.com, update-announce@lists.rpath.com
Subject:  rPSA-2008-0136-1 cups
Date:  Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:00:20 -0400
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rPath Security Advisory: 2008-0136-1 Published: 2008-04-04 Products: rPath Linux 1 Rating: Severe Exposure Level Classification: Remote Root Deterministic Unauthorized Access Updated Versions: cups=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/1.1.23-14.7-1 rPath Issue Tracking System: https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2420 References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1373 Description: Previous versions of the cups package are vulnerable to a possible Arbitrary Code Execution attack in which an attacker may use a maliciously crafted GIF file to trigger a buffer overflow. http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0136 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


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