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Gentoo update for CUPS
Secunia Advisory: SA9039
Release Date: 2003-06-16
Popularity: 6,861 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: DoS
Where: From local network
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2003-0195


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for cups. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by a malicious user to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) on a print server.

For more information:
http://secunia.com/advisories/8863/

Solution:
Update Gentoo:

emerge sync
emerge cups
emerge clean


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