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Subject: CVS commit: pkgsrc/print/cups
From: Lubomir Sedlacik
Date: 2005-08-11 01:37:08
Message id: 20050810235902.2115C63B39F@mail.netbsd.org
Log Message:
Security fix for CAN-2005-2097.
"A vulnerability has been reported in CUPS, which can be exploited by malicious
people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) on a vulnerable system.
When processing a PDF file, bounds checking was not correctly performed on
some fields. This could cause the pdftops filter (running as user "lp") to
crash."
http://secunia.com/advisories/16380/
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-706.html
Patch from RedHat.
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