DSA-275-1 lpr-ppd -- buffer overflow

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-275-1 lpr-ppd -- buffer overflow

Date Reported:

02 Apr 2003

Affected Packages:

lpr-ppd

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In the Bugtraq database (at SecurityFocus): BugTraq ID 7025.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2003-0144.

More information:

A buffer overflow has been discovered in lpr, a BSD lpr/lpd line printer spooling system. This problem can be exploited by a local user to gain root privileges, even if the printer system is set up properly.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.72-2.1.

The old stable distribution (potato) does not contain lpr-ppd packages.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 0.72-3.

We recommend that you upgrade your lpr-ppd package immediately.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody)

Source:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr-ppd/lpr-ppd_0.72-2.1.dsc

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr-ppd/lpr-ppd_0.72-2.1.diff.gz

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr-ppd/lpr-ppd_0.72.orig.tar.gz

Alpha:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr-ppd/lpr-ppd_0.72-2.1_alpha.deb

ARM:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr-ppd/lpr-ppd_0.72-2.1_arm.deb

Intel IA-32:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr-ppd/lpr-ppd_0.72-2.1_i386.deb

Intel IA-64:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr-ppd/lpr-ppd_0.72-2.1_ia64.deb

HPPA:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr-ppd/lpr-ppd_0.72-2.1_hppa.deb

Motorola 680x0:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr-ppd/lpr-ppd_0.72-2.1_m68k.deb

Big endian MIPS:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr-ppd/lpr-ppd_0.72-2.1_mips.deb

Little endian MIPS:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr-ppd/lpr-ppd_0.72-2.1_mipsel.deb

PowerPC:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr-ppd/lpr-ppd_0.72-2.1_powerpc.deb

IBM S/390:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr-ppd/lpr-ppd_0.72-2.1_s390.deb

Sun Sparc:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr-ppd/lpr-ppd_0.72-2.1_sparc.deb

MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.