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Title : CUPS PNG Filter Data Handling Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Advisory ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-1226
CVE ID : CVE-2008-1722
Rated as : Moderate Risk

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-04-15

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Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in CUPS, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service or compromise a vulnerable system [...]

Solution

Apply patch :
http://www.cups.org/strfiles/2790/str2790.patch

Credits

Vulnerabilities reported by Thomas Pollet.

ChangeLog

2008-04-15 : Initial release

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