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>> rPath Security Update Fixes CUPS Integer Overflow Vulnerability
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Title : rPath Security Update Fixes CUPS Integer Overflow Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2331
CVE ID : CVE-2008-1374
Rated as : High Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-08-11
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A vulnerability has been identified in rPath Linux, which could be exploited by attackers to compromise a vulnerable system. This issue is caused by an integer overflow error in pdftops filter in CUPS when processing a malformed PDF file while running on 64-bit platforms, which could be exploited by attackers to crash an affected application or execute arbitrary code.
Affected Products
rPath Linux 1
Solution
Upgrade the affected package :
cups=conary.rpath.com at rpl:1/1.1.23-14.8-1
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2331
http://lists.rpath.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008-August/000378.html
ChangeLog
2008-08-11 : Initial release
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