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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200410-06 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: CUPS: Leakage of sensitive information |
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Date: October 09, 2004 |
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Bugs: #66501 |
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ID: 200410-06 |
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Synopsis |
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CUPS leaks information about user names and passwords when using remote |
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printing to SMB-shared printers which require authentication. |
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Background |
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The Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) is a cross-platform print |
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spooler. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 net-print/cups <= 1.1.20-r2 *>= 1.1.20-r3 |
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== 1.1.21 >= 1.1.21-r1 |
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Description |
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When printing to a SMB-shared printer requiring authentication, CUPS |
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leaks the user name and password to a logfile. |
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Impact |
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A local user could gain knowledge of sensitive authentication data. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All CUPS users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge sync |
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# emerge -pv ">=net-print/cups-1.1.20-r3" |
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# emerge ">=net-print/cups-1.1.20-r3" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CAN-2004-0923 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0923 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200410-06.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2004 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0 |