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Rule:
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Sid:
1821
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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known
vulnerability in dvips on some RedHat Linux systems.
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Impact:
Execution of commands with the privileges of the lp daemon.
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Detailed Information:
dvips is used to convert DVI documents into PostScript format for
printing. The line printer daemon may use dvips to print DVI documents
using a filter.
A configuration error in some distributions of RedHat Linux allows a
remote attacker to execute commands via this utility.
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Affected Systems:
RedHat Linux 6.2, 7.0 and 7.1
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Attack Scenarios:
The attacker can place the commands to be excuted in a DVI file and send
that to the lp daemon.
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Ease of Attack:
Simple. No exploit software is required.
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False Positives:
None Known
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False Negatives:
None Known
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Corrective Action:
Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software.
Ensure that dvips is executed in safe mode by the lp daemon by
specifying the use of the -R flag in the dvi-to-ps.fpi configuration file.
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Contributors:
Sourcefire Research Team
Brian Caswell <bmc@sourcefire.com>
Nigel Houghton <nigel.houghton@sourcefire.com>
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Additional References:
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