Description: | The Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) provides a portable printing layer for UNIX(R) operating systems.
Alin Rad Pop discovered several flaws in the handling of PDF files. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that would cause CUPS to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code when printed. (CVE-2007-4352, CVE-2007-5392, CVE-2007-5393)
Alin Rad Pop discovered a flaw in in the way CUPS handles certain IPP tags. A remote attacker who is able to connect to the IPP TCP port could send a malicious request causing the CUPS daemon to crash. (CVE-2007-4351)
A flaw was found in the way CUPS handled SSL negotiation. A remote attacker capable of connecting to the CUPS daemon could cause CUPS to crash. (CVE-2007-4045)
All CUPS users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to resolve these issues.
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