VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-18248
The add_job function in scheduler/ipp.c in CUPS before 2.2.6, when D-Bus support is enabled, can be crashed by remote attackers by sending print jobs with an invalid username, related to a D-Bus notification.
MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 2.18%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.18%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The add_job function in scheduler/ipp.c in CUPS before 2.2.6, when D-Bus support is enabled, can be crashed by remote attackers by sending print jobs with an invalid username, related to a D-Bus notification.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.18% probability · 81th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- apple/cups
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/apple/cups/commit/49fa4983f25b64ec29d548ffa3b9782426007df3Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/apple/cups/issues/5143Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/apple/cups/releases/tag/v2.2.6Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00018.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00003.html
- https://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=346Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3713-1/
- https://github.com/apple/cups/commit/49fa4983f25b64ec29d548ffa3b9782426007df3Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/apple/cups/issues/5143Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/apple/cups/releases/tag/v2.2.6Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00018.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00003.html
- https://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=346Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3713-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.