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Debian GNU/Linux Advisory: cupsys

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 15, 2004

Debian Security Advisory DSA 545-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/
Martin Schulze
September 15th, 2004 http://www.debian.org/security/faq


Package : cupsys
Vulnerability : denial of service
Problem-Type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CAN-2004-0558

Alvaro Martinez Echevarria discovered a problem in CUPS, the
Common UNIX Printing System. An attacker can easily disable
browsing in CUPS by sending a specially crafted UDP datagram to
port 631 where cupsd is running.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed
in version 1.1.14-5woody6.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed
in version cupsys_1.1.20final+rc1-6.

We recommend that you upgrade your cups packages.

Upgrade Instructions


wget url

will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb

will install the referenced file.

If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
sources.list as given below:

apt-get update

will update the internal database apt-get upgrade

will install corrected packages

You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the
footer to the proper configuration.

Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody


Source archives:


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys_1.1.14-5woody6.dsc

Size/MD5 checksum: 710 a07b12e56c064cc392408b4cd35297ec

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys_1.1.14-5woody6.diff.gz

Size/MD5 checksum: 37466 a3a4e41f61264d96f454e90ba4b5f1b2

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys_1.1.14.orig.tar.gz

Size/MD5 checksum: 6150756 0dfa41f29fa73e7744903b2471d2ca2f

Alpha architecture:


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys_1.1.14-5woody6_alpha.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 1899360 f215d659dec85338570effe22d1ed2d6

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys-bsd_1.1.14-5woody6_alpha.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 74074 0768333965c953b7b4c4e753e5faf1f0

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys-client_1.1.14-5woody6_alpha.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 92724 1cfaeb0a068ee8b746354c4c70a17241

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys-pstoraster_1.1.14-5woody6_alpha.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 2445566 ffd962bb1528991357378aa3687723c0

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/libcupsys2_1.1.14-5woody6_alpha.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 137730 90376f68cf54ad34612d5684bccf22b3

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/libcupsys2-dev_1.1.14-5woody6_alpha.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 180676 34a42174524a51bcd4f47f1d7fa8144f

ARM architecture:


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys_1.1.14-5woody6_arm.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 1821354 9075d071f37fc9f12c7c2e198bc4d11d

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys-bsd_1.1.14-5woody6_arm.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 68208 3ef56fd8fa630f466135c031a7a92242

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys-client_1.1.14-5woody6_arm.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 85392 d7b701513b6625243a959a0fc642f500

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys-pstoraster_1.1.14-5woody6_arm.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 2345556 0adb9cd8ec0545e78a2b6e22ae6da85f

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/libcupsys2_1.1.14-5woody6_arm.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 112704 b8015d9c950665b0c7e20473f5a5dded

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/libcupsys2-dev_1.1.14-5woody6_arm.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 150136 a85d1577cccfa88d18eb3cc9925b158c

Intel IA-32 architecture:


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys_1.1.14-5woody6_i386.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 1788040 ad9376585f934dd43ddd14a0efa24e38

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys-bsd_1.1.14-5woody6_i386.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 67712 f661bca82a2c3041ba8c264902d71da9

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys-client_1.1.14-5woody6_i386.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 83866 5650f15f66e3b4b1f7eb28d531be6655

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys-pstoraster_1.1.14-5woody6_i386.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 2311690 ade7b27e7a5ac5b447ea86d2a0f7da0b

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/libcupsys2_1.1.14-5woody6_i386.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 110720 26daaa4bda276fc01ad1dec18a9e6246

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/libcupsys2-dev_1.1.14-5woody6_i386.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 136290 89cdd3c3040084ddca0957cb358e7ee2

Intel IA-64 architecture:


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys_1.1.14-5woody6_ia64.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 2007500 78ffbb37d23cc9a17b6d4f69a4ede6d2

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys-bsd_1.1.14-5woody6_ia64.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 77106 2ec1eb32c757b287e7968fcd29e5f4f1

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys-client_1.1.14-5woody6_ia64.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 96862 59534ee68008b087f7898569eecba0d6

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys-pstoraster_1.1.14-5woody6_ia64.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 2656502 6f4963047d424a11b1a753fa7f964e4e

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/libcupsys2_1.1.14-5woody6_ia64.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 155700 d014b6fa8a66598ac561ce3976f920a3

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/libcupsys2-dev_1.1.14-5woody6_ia64.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 182670 bb59c120ec4da8bb805d76787a6649e4

HP Precision architecture:


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys_1.1.14-5woody6_hppa.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 1881226 fb118c844cfdb7f6dd9e8f0112c5aa93

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys-bsd_1.1.14-5woody6_hppa.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 70512 4e989a1423e889292f12d3e224606516

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys-client_1.1.14-5woody6_hppa.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 89532 e600d34e6f5899fea345ac3c6c583ff6

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys-pstoraster_1.1.14-5woody6_hppa.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 2455674 bf2076d60f3ff5275652a0e9c0c39264

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/libcupsys2_1.1.14-5woody6_hppa.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 126338 a976066dd66a391db93ca10b26175a9d

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/libcupsys2-dev_1.1.14-5woody6_hppa.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 159268 cbf07f66309b72985528a509a4deab73

Motorola 680×0 architecture:


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys_1.1.14-5woody6_m68k.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 1754648 5c2029510c1fa709c47e7ff46d8de814

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys-bsd_1.1.14-5woody6_m68k.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 65992 0cd2e5053aa6a299abe2d7afb6bfc2fb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys-client_1.1.14-5woody6_m68k.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 81098 7c19ade6475957b7b718380f8a58ee73

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys-pstoraster_1.1.14-5woody6_m68k.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 2261102 3031b40b3d90f1b6a6a80c2b626013c5

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/libcupsys2_1.1.14-5woody6_m68k.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 105946 79faaf339c0982baaba6848d736ac2fc

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/libcupsys2-dev_1.1.14-5woody6_m68k.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 128508 304b48deb19c4975a39baf68d4108cfe

Big endian MIPS architecture:


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys_1.1.14-5woody6_mips.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 1811166 63316c5c5216aaa4ff28962b479c374f

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys-bsd_1.1.14-5woody6_mips.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 67630 323139073dce81bf159f41830023ccc6

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys-client_1.1.14-5woody6_mips.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 81064 7c4feb7d5d27abe2688903eac8c22a79

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys-pstoraster_1.1.14-5woody6_mips.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 2404372 0db437ad25beaa39224f5466a704bb49

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/libcupsys2_1.1.14-5woody6_mips.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 112498 6fd8048438c21e99ebff7eb7ea6af835

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/libcupsys2-dev_1.1.14-5woody6_mips.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 150964 466cb076e1d06e1032143675171d4986

Little endian MIPS architecture:


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys_1.1.14-5woody6_mipsel.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 1811650 7da825f32fb70cdb41a3f30da4f34e71

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys-bsd_1.1.14-5woody6_mipsel.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 67602 4571b05b1a7b6a1d3a0d8dbedc071c5c

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys-client_1.1.14-5woody6_mipsel.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 81084 aba46d5e79fb1feb7808b864d4415a56

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys-pstoraster_1.1.14-5woody6_mipsel.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 2406732 d7c7674cb01f7dcaae94c30035a2395b

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/libcupsys2_1.1.14-5woody6_mipsel.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 112284 042425fa79583bd196a39bd18023c578

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/libcupsys2-dev_1.1.14-5woody6_mipsel.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 150744 91bb5b8993e1a1a7616d44e31ab6f7c8

PowerPC architecture:


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys_1.1.14-5woody6_powerpc.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 1800042 6bbbb0187ffa85235f79102fc57c14bb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys-bsd_1.1.14-5woody6_powerpc.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 67616 f93ce6c4ff46c8ba0b0a9a23d7d0ae63

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys-client_1.1.14-5woody6_powerpc.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 83186 57dce89627c85210935171ae87a342ad

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys-pstoraster_1.1.14-5woody6_powerpc.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 2359516 cb59819be590ef13a3e2992b2cc45859

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/libcupsys2_1.1.14-5woody6_powerpc.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 116502 1b65cba959b9d238c12ae97f38617de0

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/libcupsys2-dev_1.1.14-5woody6_powerpc.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 144954 c993a822fdcfbe1b8f7378c5af76b015

IBM S/390 architecture:


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys_1.1.14-5woody6_s390.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 1795432 bd0bac0bf25153570378024d0f8d3ba7

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys-bsd_1.1.14-5woody6_s390.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 68996 e8a7d3f58145a295eb0d48940552269f

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys-client_1.1.14-5woody6_s390.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 85726 d751455c2423b4ec6725fbdfac2b6204

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys-pstoraster_1.1.14-5woody6_s390.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 2337350 cd84ea419933e75ecba143cf704c96ca

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/libcupsys2_1.1.14-5woody6_s390.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 115024 5e88baead30a2b62355049fa62f72ff9

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/libcupsys2-dev_1.1.14-5woody6_s390.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 140560 ca6c5e78433107fea3a0c78000a1a4eb

Sun Sparc architecture:


http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys_1.1.14-5woody6_sparc.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 1844846 a537c47a07f07eb40e37b5cb5a93e33c

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys-bsd_1.1.14-5woody6_sparc.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 70580 04163ae6f92eb9494a6778659f520d8d

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys-client_1.1.14-5woody6_sparc.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 84012 eb292bf575b623e1b98a33e01db6f0d6

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/cupsys-pstoraster_1.1.14-5woody6_sparc.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 2354384 d103635563e4a36830a91f46340fd14f

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/libcupsys2_1.1.14-5woody6_sparc.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 120182 3e52cd974f9e51bc3013b565cf12ef35

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/cupsys/libcupsys2-dev_1.1.14-5woody6_sparc.deb

Size/MD5 checksum: 146496 8ee6bbaa97c04825178bfe7e7504bc4b

These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution
on its next update.


For apt-get: deb http://security.debian.org/
stable/updates main
For dpkg-ftp: ftp://security.debian.org/debian-security
dists/stable/updates/main
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Package info: `apt-cache show <pkg>’ and http://packages.debian.org/<pkg>

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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