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Old 01-09-2008
USN-563-1: CUPS vulnerabilities
Referenced CVEs:
CVE-2007-5849, CVE-2007-6358


Description:
=========================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-563-1 January 09, 2008cupsys vulnerabilitiesCVE-2007-5849, CVE-2007-6358===========================================================A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:Ubuntu 6.06 LTSUbuntu 6.10Ubuntu 7.04Ubuntu 7.10This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions ofKubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to thefollowing package versions:Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: cupsys 1.2.2-0ubuntu0.6.06.6Ubuntu 6.10: cupsys 1.2.4-2ubuntu3.2Ubuntu 7.04: cupsys 1.2.8-0ubuntu8.2Ubuntu 7.10: cupsys 1.3.2-1ubuntu7.3In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect thenecessary changes.Details follow:Wei Wang discovered that the SNMP discovery backend did not correctlycalculate the length of strings. If a user were tricked into scanningfor printers, a remote attacker could send a specially crafted packetand possibly execute arbitrary code.Elias Pipping discovered that temporary files were not handled safelyin certain situations when converting PDF to PS. A local attacker couldcause a denial of service.





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cups-config

cups-config(1)							    Apple Inc.							    cups-config(1)

NAME

       cups-config - get cups api, compiler, directory, and link information.

SYNOPSIS

       cups-config --api-version
       cups-config --build
       cups-config --cflags
       cups-config --datadir
       cups-config --help
       cups-config --ldflags
       cups-config [ --image ] [ --static ] --libs
       cups-config --serverbin
       cups-config --serverroot
       cups-config --version

DESCRIPTION

       cups-config  is the CUPS program configuration utility. It should be used by application developers to determine the necessary command-line
       options for the compiler and linker, as well as determining installation directories for filters, configuration files, and drivers.

OPTIONS

       --api-version
	    Displays the current API version (major.minor).

       --build
	    Displays a system-specific build number.

       --cflags
	    Displays the necessary compiler options.

       --datadir
	    Displays the default CUPS data directory.

       --help
	    Displays the program usage message.

       --image
	    When used with --libs, adds the CUPS imaging library to the list of displayed libraries.

       --ldflags
	    Displays the necessary linker options.

       --libs
	    Displays the necessary librarys to link to.

       --serverbin
	    Displays the default CUPS binary directory, where filters and backends are stored.

       --serverroot
	    Displays the default CUPS configuration file directory.

       --static
	    When used with --libs, shows the static libraries instead of the default (shared) libraries.

       --version
	    Displays the full version number of the CUPS installation (major.minor.patch).

SEE ALSO

       http://localhost:631/help

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright 2007-2011 by Apple Inc.

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