Easy Software Products CUPS up to 1.1.17 File Descriptor denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Easy Software Products CUPS up to 1.1.17 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component File Descriptor Handler. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2002-1372. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Easy Software Products CUPS up to 1.1.17 (Printing Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component File Descriptor Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 through 1.1.17 does not properly check the return values of various file and socket operations, which could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by causing file descriptors to be assigned and not released, as demonstrated by fanta.

The weakness was presented 12/26/2002 by zen-parse (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-1372. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11199 (CUPS < 1.1.18 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38160 (Multiple CUPS Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10912), Tenable (11199), SecurityFocus (BID 6440†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1853†). See VDB-19264, VDB-19265, VDB-19266 and VDB-19267 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 11199
Nessus Name: CUPS < 1.1.18 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 53586
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 232-1 (cupsys)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/18/2003 +23 days 🔍
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07/31/2014 +3986 days 🔍
01/16/2025 +3822 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: zen-parse
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-1372 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1372
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19268
X-Force: 10912
SecurityFocus: 6440 - CUPS File Descriptor Leakage Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 1853 - DoS Common Unix Printing System, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/31/2014 22:00
Updated: 01/16/2025 20:14
Changes: 07/31/2014 22:00 (69), 05/12/2019 08:36 (5), 01/16/2025 20:14 (39)
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