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CVE-2010-0542

The _WriteProlog function in texttops.c in texttops in the Text Filter subsystem in CUPS before 1.4.4 does not check the return values of ce

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Summary

The _WriteProlog function in texttops.c in texttops in the Text Filter subsystem in CUPS before 1.4.4 does not check the return values of certain calloc calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference or heap memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.

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Affected versions

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References 14

bugzilla.redhat.com

mandriva.com

securityfocus.com

cups.org

lists.opensuse.org

debian.org

security.gentoo.org

vupen.com

secunia.com

oval.cisecurity.org

securitytracker.com