CVE-2010-0542
EPSS 4.1%
Description
The _WriteProlog function in texttops.c in texttops in the Text Filter subsystem in CUPS before 1.4.4 does not check the return values of certain calloc calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference or heap memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.
How to fix CVE-2010-0542
To remediate CVE-2010-0542, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/cups—upgrade to 1.4.4-1 or later
Is CVE-2010-0542 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 4.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.4.4-1