SB2019081923 - Fedora 29 update for cups
Published: August 19, 2019 Updated: April 25, 2025
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-8675)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing SNMP requests within the asn1_get_type() function in cups/snmp.c. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted SNMP request to the CUPS service, trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
2) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-8696)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing SNMP requests within the asn1_get_packed() function in cups/snmp.c. A remote attacker with access to the the SNMP service can send a specially crafted request to the application, trigger a stack-based buffer oveflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.