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TITLE:
rPath update for cups

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA31388

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31388/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
System access, DoS

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
rPath Linux 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/10614/

DESCRIPTION:
rPath has issued an update for cups. This fixes a vulnerability,
which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of
Service) and potentially compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an incomplete fix of CVE-2004-0888
on 64bit architectures.

For more information:
SA12921

SOLUTION:
Update to:
cups=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/1.1.23-14.8-1

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0245

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA12921:
http://secunia.com/advisories/12921/

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