Secunia Security Advisory - Red Hat has issued an update for cups. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or potentially compromise a vulnerable system.
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TITLE:
Red Hat update for cups
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA27577
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27577/
CRITICAL:
Moderately critical
IMPACT:
DoS, System access
WHERE:
>From remote
OPERATING SYSTEM:
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4
http://secunia.com/product/4669/
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
http://secunia.com/product/4668/
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
http://secunia.com/product/4670/
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
http://secunia.com/product/13652/
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
http://secunia.com/product/13653/
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)
http://secunia.com/product/13651/
DESCRIPTION:
Red Hat has issued an update for cups. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause
a DoS (Denial of Service) or potentially compromise a vulnerable
system.
For more information:
SA18332
SA27233
Note: CVE-2007-4045 and CVE-2007-4351 affect version 4 of the Red Hat
products only.
SOLUTION:
Updated packages are available via Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-1021.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-1022.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA18332:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18332/
SA27233:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27233/
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