metadata/glsa/glsa-200409-24.xml

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<glsa id="200409-24">
  <title>Foomatic: Arbitrary command execution in foomatic-rip filter</title>
  <synopsis>
    The foomatic-rip filter in foomatic-filters contains a vulnerability which
    may allow arbitrary command execution on the print server.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">foomatic</product>
  <announced>September 20, 2004</announced>
  <revised>September 20, 2004: 01</revised>
  <bug>64166</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="net-print/foomatic" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">3.0.2</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="le">3.0.1</vulnerable>
    </package>
    <package name="net-print/foomatic-filters" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">3.0.2</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="le">3.0.1</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>
    Foomatic is a system for connecting printer drivers with spooler systems
    such as CUPS and LPD. The foomatic-filters package contains wrapper scripts
    which are designed to be used with Foomatic.
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>
    There is a vulnerability in the foomatic-filters package. This
    vulnerability is due to insufficient checking of command-line parameters
    and environment variables in the foomatic-rip filter.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="high">
    <p>
    This vulnerability may allow both local and remote attackers to execute
    arbitrary commands on the print server with the permissions of the spooler
    (oftentimes the &quot;lp&quot; user).
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>
    There is no known workaround at this time.
    </p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>
    All foomatic users should upgrade to the latest version:
    </p>
    <code>
    # emerge sync

    # emerge -pv ">=net-print/foomatic-3.0.2"
    # emerge ">=net-print/foomatic-3.0.2"</code>
    <p>
    PLEASE NOTE: You should update foomatic, instead of foomatic-filters. This
    will help to ensure that all other foomatic components remain functional.
    </p>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="http://www.linuxprinting.org/pipermail/foomatic-devel/2004q3/001996.html">Foomatic Announcement</uri>
    <uri link="http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:094">Mandrakesoft Security Advisory</uri>
    <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0801">CAN 2004-0801</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Thu, 16 Sep 2004 17:39:12 +0000">
    condordes
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 20 Sep 2004 01:02:29 +0000">
    lewk
  </metadata>
</glsa>