CVE-2013-6474
published 2014-03-14CVE-2013-6474: Heap-based buffer overflow in the pdftoopvp filter in CUPS and cups-filters before 1.0.47 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF…
PriorityP335medium6.8CVSS 2.0
AVNACMAuNCPIPAP
EPSS
3.07%
86.2th percentile
Heap-based buffer overflow in the pdftoopvp filter in CUPS and cups-filters before 1.0.47 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file.
Affected
61 ranges· showing 25
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | cups | >= 0 < 1.5.0-16 | 1.5.0-16 |
| apple | cups | >= 0 < 1.5.0-16 | 1.5.0-16 |
| apple | cups | >= 0 < 1.5.0-16 | 1.5.0-16 |
| apple | cups | >= 0 < 1.5.0-16 | 1.5.0-16 |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| debian | cups | < cups 1.5.0-16 (bookworm) | cups 1.5.0-16 (bookworm) |
| debian | cups-filters | < cups 1.5.0-16 (bookworm) | cups 1.5.0-16 (bookworm) |
| linuxfoundation | cups-filters | <= 1.0.46 | — |
| linuxfoundation | cups-filters | — | — |
| linuxfoundation | cups-filters | — | — |
| linuxfoundation | cups-filters | — | — |
| linuxfoundation | cups-filters | — | — |
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CVSS provenance
nvdv2.06.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv6.8MEDIUM
vendor_debian6.8MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu6.8MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-crfj-g9h4-8jc8: Heap-based buffer overflow in the pdftoopvp filter in CUPS and cups-filters before 1
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2013-6474 [MEDIUM] CWE-119 GHSA-crfj-g9h4-8jc8: Heap-based buffer overflow in the pdftoopvp filter in CUPS and cups-filters before 1
Heap-based buffer overflow in the pdftoopvp filter in CUPS and cups-filters before 1.0.47 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file.
OSV
CVE-2013-6474: Heap-based buffer overflow in the pdftoopvp filter in CUPS and cups-filters before 1
osv·2014-03-14·CVSS 6.8
CVE-2013-6474 [MEDIUM] CVE-2013-6474: Heap-based buffer overflow in the pdftoopvp filter in CUPS and cups-filters before 1
Heap-based buffer overflow in the pdftoopvp filter in CUPS and cups-filters before 1.0.47 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file.
Ubuntu
CUPS vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2014-03-12·CVSS 6.8
CVE-2013-6474 [MEDIUM] CUPS vulnerabilities
Title: CUPS vulnerabilities
Summary: CUPS could be made to run programs as the lp user if it processed a
specially crafted file.
Florian Weimer discovered that the pdftoopvp filter bundled in the CUPS
package incorrectly handled memory. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the lp user.
(CVE-2013-6474, CVE-2013-6475)
Florian Weimer discovered that the pdftoopvp filter bundled in the CUPS
package did not restrict driver directories. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the lp user.
(CVE-2013-6476)
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Ubuntu
cups-filters vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2014-03-12·CVSS 6.8
CVE-2013-6473 [MEDIUM] cups-filters vulnerabilities
Title: cups-filters vulnerabilities
Summary: cups-filters could be made to run programs as the lp user if it processed a
specially crafted file.
Florian Weimer discovered that cups-filters incorrectly handled memory
in the urftopdf filter. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the lp user. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 13.10. (CVE-2013-6473)
Florian Weimer discovered that cups-filters incorrectly handled memory
in the pdftoopvp filter. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the lp user. (CVE-2013-6474,
CVE-2013-6475)
Florian Weimer discovered that cups-filters did not restrict driver
directories in in the pdftoopvp filter. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to execute arbit
Debian
CVE-2013-6474: cups - Heap-based buffer overflow in the pdftoopvp filter in CUPS and cups-filters befo...
vendor_debian·2013·CVSS 6.8
CVE-2013-6474 [MEDIUM] CVE-2013-6474: cups - Heap-based buffer overflow in the pdftoopvp filter in CUPS and cups-filters befo...
Heap-based buffer overflow in the pdftoopvp filter in CUPS and cups-filters before 1.0.47 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1.5.0-16)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1.5.0-16)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1.5.0-16)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.5.0-16)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1.5.0-16)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2013-6473 CVE-2013-6476 CVE-2013-6474 CVE-2013-6475 cups-filters: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2014-03-11·CVSS 6.8
CVE-2013-6473 [MEDIUM] CVE-2013-6473 CVE-2013-6476 CVE-2013-6474 CVE-2013-6475 cups-filters: various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2013-6473 CVE-2013-6476 CVE-2013-6474 CVE-2013-6475 cups-filters: various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When creating a Bodhi update request, please use the bodhi submission link
noted in the next comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this
tracking bug as well as the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
Bodhi notes field when available.
Please n
Bugzilla
CVE-2013-6474 cups-filters: heap-based buffer overflow flaw in pdftoopvp
bugzilla·2013-11-07·CVSS 6.8
CVE-2013-6474 [MEDIUM] CVE-2013-6474 cups-filters: heap-based buffer overflow flaw in pdftoopvp
CVE-2013-6474 cups-filters: heap-based buffer overflow flaw in pdftoopvp
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the pdftoopvp filter. If a malicious PDF file were processed, it could lead to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the "lp" user. This issue was due to the following fix not being present in pdftoopvp:
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17326
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/poppler/2008-August/004021.html
Acknowledgements:
This issue was discovered by Florian Weimer of the Red Hat Product Security Team.
Discussion:
Public via:
http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7176
This issue has been resolved in upstream cups-filters-1.0.47
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Created cups-filters tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fed
http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7176http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2875http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2876http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66163http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2143-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2144-1https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1027548http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7176http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2875http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2876http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66163http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2143-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2144-1https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1027548
2014-03-14
Published