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CVE-2010-0542
Published: Jun 21, 2010
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The _WriteProlog function in texttops.c in texttops in the Text Filter subsystem in CUPS before 1.4.4 does not check the return values of certain calloc calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference or heap memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=587746
x_refsource_CONFIRM
MDVSA-2010:234
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
40943
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
http://cups.org/articles.php?L596
x_refsource_CONFIRM
MDVSA-2010:232
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
SUSE-SR:2010:023
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
DSA-2176
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
GLSA-201207-10
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
http://cups.org/strfiles/3516/str3516.patch
x_refsource_CONFIRM
ADV-2011-0535
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
http://cups.org/str.php?L3516
x_refsource_CONFIRM
43521
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10365
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
1024121
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
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