CVE-2015-1158

CUPS <2.0.3 - Memory Corruption

Title source: llm

Description

The add_job function in scheduler/ipp.c in cupsd in CUPS before 2.0.3 performs incorrect free operations for multiple-value job-originating-host-name attributes, which allows remote attackers to trigger data corruption for reference-counted strings via a crafted (1) IPP_CREATE_JOB or (2) IPP_PRINT_JOB request, as demonstrated by replacing the configuration file and consequently executing arbitrary code.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Google Security Research · textremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37336
exploitdb WORKING POC
by @0x00string · pythonremotelinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41233

References (20)

Scores

EPSS 0.8171
EPSS Percentile 99.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-254
Status published
Products (1)
cups/cups < 2.0.2
Published Jun 26, 2015
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026