CVE-2009-3553
Use-after-free vulnerability in the abstract file-descriptor handling interface in the cupsdDoSelect function in scheduler/select.c in the scheduler in cupsd in CUPS 1.3.7 and 1.3.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash or…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.91%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the abstract file-descriptor handling interface in the cupsdDoSelect function in scheduler/select.c in the scheduler in cupsd in CUPS 1.3.7 and 1.3.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash or hang) via a client disconnection during listing of a large number of print jobs, related to improperly maintaining a reference count. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- 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
- 3.91% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- apple/cups · apple/mac os x · apple/mac os x server · fedoraproject/fedora · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux · redhat/enterprise linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jan/msg00000.htmlMailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37360Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37364Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38241Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43521Broken Link
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-275230-1Broken Link
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4004Vendor Advisory
- http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php/newsgroups.php?v5994+gcups.bugsBroken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php/newsgroups.php?v5996+gcups.bugsBroken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php/newsgroups.php?v6055+gcups.bugsBroken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.cups.org/str.php?L3200Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176Mailing List
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:073Broken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1595.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37048Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-906-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0173Broken Link
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0535Broken Link
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530111Issue Tracking
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11183Broken Link
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00332.htmlMailing List
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jan/msg00000.htmlMailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37360Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37364Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38241Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43521Broken Link
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-275230-1Broken Link
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4004Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.