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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.800487
Category:Denial of Service
Title:CUPS 1.3.x, 1.4.x < 1.4.4 DoS Vulnerability
Summary:CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System) service is prone to a denial; of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System) service is prone to a denial
of service (DoS) vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw is due to an use-after-free error within the
'cupsdDoSelect()' function in 'scheduler/select.c' when kqueue or epoll is used, allows remote
attackers to crash or hang the daemon via a client disconnection during listing of a large number
of print jobs.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to execute
arbitrary code and can cause denial of service.

Affected Software/OS:
CUPS versions 1.3.x and 1.4.x prior to 1.4.x.

Solution:
Update to version 1.4.4 or later.

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-0302
1024124
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024124
38510
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38510
38785
http://secunia.com/advisories/38785
38927
http://secunia.com/advisories/38927
38979
http://secunia.com/advisories/38979
40220
http://secunia.com/advisories/40220
ADV-2010-1481
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1481
APPLE-SA-2010-06-15-1
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00001.html
FEDORA-2010-2743
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/037174.html
GLSA-201207-10
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml
MDVSA-2010:073
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:073
RHSA-2010:0129
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0129.html
USN-906-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-906-1
http://cups.org/articles.php?L596
http://cups.org/str.php?L3490
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4188
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=557775
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11216
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11216
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