CVE-2010-2432

CUPS < 1.4.4 - Denial of Service via HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED Response

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The cupsDoAuthentication function in auth.c in the client in CUPS before 1.4.4, when HAVE_GSSAPI is omitted, does not properly handle a demand for authorization, which allows remote CUPS servers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED responses.

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://cups.org/str.php?L3518
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://cups.org/articles.php?L596
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:146
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0535
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/43521

Scores

EPSS 0.0210
EPSS Percentile 79.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-399
Status published
Products (32)
apple/cups 1.1
apple/cups 1.1.1
apple/cups 1.1.2
apple/cups 1.1.3
apple/cups 1.1.4
apple/cups 1.1.5
apple/cups 1.1.5-1
apple/cups 1.1.5-2
apple/cups 1.1.6
apple/cups 1.1.6-1
... and 22 more
Published Jun 22, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026