ID CVE-2002-1372
Summary Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 through 1.1.17 does not properly check the return values of various file and socket operations, which could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by causing file descriptors to be assigned and not released, as demonstrated by fanta.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 5.0 (as of 21-01-2024 - 01:39)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE CWE-252
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
NONE NONE PARTIAL
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
redhat via4
advisories
rhsa
id RHSA-2002:295
refmap via4
bid 6440
bugtraq 20021219 iDEFENSE Security Advisory 12.19.02: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Common Unix Printing System (CUPS)
conectiva CLSA-2003:702
debian DSA-232
mandrake MDKSA-2003:001
misc http://www.idefense.com/advisory/12.19.02.txt
suse SuSE-SA:2003:002
vulnwatch 20021219 iDEFENSE Security Advisory 12.19.02: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Common Unix Printing System (CUPS)
xf cups-file-descriptor-dos(10912)
Last major update 21-01-2024 - 01:39
Published 26-12-2002 - 05:00
Last modified 21-01-2024 - 01:39
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