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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200410-06
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: CUPS: Leakage of sensitive information
      Date: October 09, 2004
      Bugs: #66501
        ID: 200410-06

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Synopsis
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CUPS leaks information about user names and passwords when using remote
printing to SMB-shared printers which require authentication.

Background
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The Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) is a cross-platform print
spooler.

Affected packages
=================

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     Package         /   Vulnerable   /                     Unaffected
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
  1  net-print/cups     <= 1.1.20-r2                     *>= 1.1.20-r3
                        == 1.1.21                         >= 1.1.21-r1

Description
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When printing to a SMB-shared printer requiring authentication, CUPS
leaks the user name and password to a logfile.

Impact
======

A local user could gain knowledge of sensitive authentication data.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All CUPS users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge sync

    # emerge -pv ">=net-print/cups-1.1.20-r3"
    # emerge ">=net-print/cups-1.1.20-r3"

References
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  [ 1 ] CAN-2004-0923
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0923

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200410-06.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2004 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0