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CVE-2013-6474

Publication date 7 March 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Heap-based buffer overflow in the pdftoopvp filter in CUPS and cups-filters before 1.0.47 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
cups 13.10 saucy
Not affected
12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 1.4.3-1ubuntu1.10
cups-filters 13.10 saucy
Fixed 1.0.40-0ubuntu1.1
12.10 quantal
Fixed 1.0.24-2ubuntu0.2
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 1.0.18-0ubuntu0.2
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release

Notes

mdeslaur

filters used to be in main cups package in lucid needs fix equivalent to the one in poppler

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
cups-filters

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-2143-1
    • cups-filters vulnerabilities
    • 12 March 2014

Other references