CVE-2002-1372
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.0%
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.
How to fix CVE-2002-1372
To remediate CVE-2002-1372, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/cups—upgrade to 1.1.18-1 or later
Is CVE-2002-1372 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.1.18-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |