CVE-2008-5183
cupsd in CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by adding a large number of RSS Subscriptions, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (9.21%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
cupsd in CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by adding a large number of RSS Subscriptions, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference. NOTE: this issue can be triggered remotely by leveraging CVE-2008-5184.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 9.21% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- apple/cups · apple/mac os x · apple/mac os x server · opensuse/opensuse · debian/debian linux
- Source
- security@ubuntu.com
References
- http://lab.gnucitizen.org/projects/cups-0dayBroken Link
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.htmlMailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.htmlMailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33937Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43521Broken Link
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176Third Party Advisory
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/pwning-ubuntu-via-cups/Broken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:028Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/19/3Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/19/4Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/20/1Mailing List
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1029.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32419Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021396Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422Broken Link
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0535Broken Link
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/298241Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46684Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10586Broken Link
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7150Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://lab.gnucitizen.org/projects/cups-0dayBroken Link
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.htmlMailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.htmlMailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33937Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43521Broken Link
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176Third Party Advisory
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/pwning-ubuntu-via-cups/Broken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:028Broken Link
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.