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CVE-2008-5377

Publication date 8 December 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

pstopdf in CUPS 1.3.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/pstopdf.log temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2001-1333.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
cups 8.10 intrepid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
cupsys 8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 1.3.7-1ubuntu3.3
7.10 gutsy
Fixed 1.3.2-1ubuntu7.9
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 1.2.2-0ubuntu0.6.06.12

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-707-1
    • CUPS vulnerabilities
    • 12 January 2009

Other references