CVE-2009-3553
What it is
Use-after-free vulnerability in the abstract file-descriptor handling interface in the cupsdDoSelect function in scheduler/select.c in the scheduler in cupsd in CUPS 1.3.7 and 1.3.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash or hang) via a client disconnection during listing of a large number of print jobs, related to improperly maintaining a reference count. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 3.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 3.9% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 3.9% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-416 · Use after free
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Apple Cups 1.3.7
- Apple Cups 1.3.10
- Apple Mac Os X < 10.5.8
- Apple Mac Os X < 10.6.2
- Apple Mac Os X Server < 10.5.8
- Apple Mac Os X Server < 10.6.2
- Fedoraproject Fedora 10
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux 6.06
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37360
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37364
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4004
- http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php/newsgroups.php?v5994+gcups.bugs
- http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php/newsgroups.php?v5996+gcups.bugs
- http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php/newsgroups.php?v6055+gcups.bugs
- http://www.cups.org/str.php?L3200
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37360
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37364
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4004
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jan/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37360
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37364
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38241
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43521
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-275230-1
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4004
- http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php/newsgroups.php?v5994+gcups.bugs
- http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php/newsgroups.php?v5996+gcups.bugs
- http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php/newsgroups.php?v6055+gcups.bugs
- http://www.cups.org/str.php?L3200
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:073
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1595.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37048
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-906-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0173
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0535
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530111
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11183
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00332.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jan/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37360
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37364