CVE-2009-0949
cups cupsys - denial of service
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 20.6%
Description
The ippReadIO function in cups/ipp.c in cupsd in CUPS before 1.3.10 does not properly initialize memory for IPP request packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a scheduler request with two consecutive IPP_TAG_UNSUPPORTED tags.
How to fix CVE-2009-0949
To remediate CVE-2009-0949, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.3.10-1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.3.8-1+lenny6 or later
- —upgrade to 1.2.7-4+etch8 or later
Is CVE-2009-0949 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 20.6%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1.3.10-1
- from 0, < 1.3.8-1+lenny6
- from 0, < 1.2.7-4+etch8
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 |