CVE-2009-0949
HIGHEPSS 97th pctlDescription
The ippReadIO function in cups/ipp.c in cupsd in CUPS before 1.3.10 does not properly initialize memory for IPP request packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a scheduler request with two consecutive IPP_TAG_UNSUPPORTED tags.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35322
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35328
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35340
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35342
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35685
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36701
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1022321
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/AppleCUPS-null-pointer-vulnerability
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1811
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1082.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1083.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504032/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35169
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-780-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=500972
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50926
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9631
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