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CVE-2009-0949

HighPublished

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...

Published: Jun 9, 2009
Updated: Aug 7, 2024
Assigning CNA: mitre
Evidence observed: Jun 2, 2009

Primary CVSS

7.5/ 10High

nvd · CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS probability estimate

19.6%

Moderate · next 30 days

Percentile: 97.3%
Model date: Sep 21, 2026

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Summary

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.

Sources

CUPS 1.3.9 - 'cups/ipp.c' Null Pointer Dereference Denial of ServiceExploit
Anibal Sacco · linux · Jun 2, 2009

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