CVE-2017-18248
cups - security update
5.3
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.0%
Description
The add_job function in scheduler/ipp.c in CUPS before 2.2.6, when D-Bus support is enabled, can be crashed by remote attackers by sending print jobs with an invalid username, related to a D-Bus notification.
How to fix CVE-2017-18248
To remediate CVE-2017-18248, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/cups—upgrade to 2.2.6-1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.5.3-5+deb7u8 or later
Is CVE-2017-18248 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.2.6-1
- from 0, < 1.5.3-5+deb7u8
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |