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Posted on 03 April 2007
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200703-28
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Severity: Normal
Title: CUPS: Denial of Service
Date: March 31, 2007
Bugs: #170881
ID: 200703-28
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Synopsis
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CUPS incorrectly handles partially-negotiated SSL connections allowing
for a Denial of Service.
Background
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CUPS provides a portable printing layer for UNIX-based operating
systems.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-print/cups < 1.2.9 >= 1.2.9
Description
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CUPS does not properly handle partially-negotiated SSL connections.
Upon receiving a partially-negotiated SSL connection, CUPS no longer
accepts further incoming connections, as the initial connection never
times out.
Impact
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An attacker could partially negotiate an SSL connection with a CUPS
server, and cause future connections to that server to fail, resulting
in a Denial of Service.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All CUPS users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-print/cups-1.2.9"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2007-0720
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0720
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200703-28.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2007 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
