CVE-2005-2525
CUPS in Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.2 - Denial of Service via File Descriptor Handling
Title source: llmDescription
CUPS in Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.2 does not properly close file descriptors when handling multiple simultaneous print jobs, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (printing halt).
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014698
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0154
EPSS Percentile
72.5%
Details
Status
published
Products (3)
apple/mac_os_x
10.3.9
apple/mac_os_x
10.4.2
easy_software_products/cups
1.2.10
Published
Aug 19, 2005
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026