gsd-2008-0596
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:22
Details
Memory leak in CUPS before 1.1.22, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and daemon crash) via a large number of requests to add and remove shared printers.
Aliases
Aliases
CVE-2008-0596


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            "baseScore": 5.0,
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      "lastModifiedDate": "2023-02-13T02:18Z",
      "publishedDate": "2008-02-26T00:44Z"
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