CVE-2002-1372
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.5 High
- Published
- Sep 1, 2004
- Updated
- Jan 16, 2025
- Reserved
- Dec 16, 2002
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.5 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-252 Unchecked Return Value
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- 20021219 iDEFENSE Security Advisory 12.19.02: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Common Unix Printing System (CUPS)mailing-list
- CLSA-2003:702vendor-advisory
- DSA-232vendor-advisory
- SuSE-SA:2003:002vendor-advisory
- http://www.idefense.com/advisory/12.19.02.txt
- RHSA-2002:295vendor-advisory
- 20021219 iDEFENSE Security Advisory 12.19.02: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Common Unix Printing System (CUPS)mailing-list
- MDKSA-2003:001vendor-advisory
- 6440vdb-entry
- cups-file-descriptor-dos(10912)vdb-entry
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