VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2000-0512
CUPS (Common Unix Printing System) 1.04 and earlier does not properly delete request files, which allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.68%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.68%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
CUPS (Common Unix Printing System) 1.04 and earlier does not properly delete request files, which allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.68% probability · 77th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- ftp://ftp.easysw.com/pub/cups/1.0.5/cups-DoS.patchPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0188.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1373Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4846
- ftp://ftp.easysw.com/pub/cups/1.0.5/cups-DoS.patchPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0188.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1373Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4846
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.