CVE-2002-1372

HIGH

CUPS <1.1.18 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

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 (10)

[Broken Link] http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0117.html

[Broken Link] http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000702

[Mailing List] http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104032149026670&w=2

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-232

[Broken Link, Exploit, Vendor Advisory] http://www.idefense.com/advisory/12.19.02.txt

[Broken Link] http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:001

[Broken Link] http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_002_cups.html

[Broken Link] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-295.html

[Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6440

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10912

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5

EPSS 0.0733

EPSS Percentile 91.5%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-252

Status draft

Affected Products (5)

apple/cups < 1.1.17

apple/mac_os_x

apple/mac_os_x

debian/debian_linux

debian/debian_linux

Timeline

Published Dec 26, 2002

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026