usn-6391-2
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2023-09-21 14:09
Modified
2026-06-25 10:46
Summary
cups vulnerability
Details

USN-6391-1 fixed a vulnerability in CUPS. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that CUPS incorrectly parsed certain Postscript objects. If a user or automated system were tricked into printing a specially crafted document, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause CUPS to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "USN-6391-1 fixed a vulnerability in CUPS. This update provides\nthe corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that CUPS incorrectly parsed certain Postscript objects.\n If a user or automated system were tricked into printing a specially\n crafted document, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause CUPS to\n crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary\n code.\n",
  "id": "USN-6391-2",
  "modified": "2026-06-25T10:46:16Z",
  "published": "2023-09-21T14:09:04Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6391-2"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-4504"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "cups vulnerability",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4504"
  ]
}



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