CVE-2010-2432
EPSS 0.91%
Description
The cupsDoAuthentication function in auth.c in the client in CUPS before 1.4.4, when HAVE_GSSAPI is omitted, does not properly handle a demand for authorization, which allows remote CUPS servers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED responses.
How to fix CVE-2010-2432
To remediate CVE-2010-2432, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/cups—upgrade to 1.4.4-1 or later
Is CVE-2010-2432 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.4.4-1