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CVE-2008-5183

  • HIGH

security@ubuntu.com

Details

CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v2
4.3
NVD published
2008-11-21 02:30:00
Affected versions
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Summary
cupsd in CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by adding a large number of RSS Subscriptions, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference. NOTE: this issue can be triggered remotely by leveraging CVE-2008-5184.
Remediation
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Exploit info
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