Is CVE-2010-0542 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2010-0542 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2010-0542?

CVE-2010-0542 has a CVSS v2 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2010-0542?

CVE-2010-0542 has an EPSS score of 4.13% (90th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2010-0542?

Upgrade cups on debian 11 to 1.4.4-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2010-0542

MEDIUMEPSS 90th pctl

6.8

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The _WriteProlog function in texttops.c in texttops in the Text Filter subsystem in CUPS before 1.4.4 does not check the return values of certain calloc calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference or heap memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.

CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

How to fix

Remediation Available

cupsDebian

Fixed in:1.4.4-1CVE-2010-0542

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

4.13%probability of exploitation in 30 days

90thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 90% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch3

Other references11

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-264 (Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2012-1456	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1459	Medium	4.3	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2012-1446	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1443	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1442	Medium	4.3	99%	-	-
CVE-2012-1457	Medium	4.3	98%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.