Easy Software Products CUPS up to 1.1.22 Scheduler scheduler/client.c is_path_absolute denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Easy Software Products CUPS up to 1.1.22. This affects the function is_path_absolute of the file scheduler/client.c of the component Scheduler. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2005-2874. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Easy Software Products CUPS up to 1.1.22 (Printing Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function is_path_absolute of the file scheduler/client.c of the component Scheduler. 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:

The is_path_absolute function in scheduler/client.c for the daemon in CUPS before 1.1.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption by tight loop) via a "..\.." URL in an HTTP request.

The bug was discovered 01/07/2005. The weakness was released 09/13/2005 by kmuto as Bug 168072 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-2874 since 09/13/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 249 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19870 (Fedora Core 3 : cups-1.1.22-0.rc1.8.7 (2005-908)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117846 (CentOS Security Update for CUPS (CESA-2005:772)).

Upgrading to version 1.1.23 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18804), Tenable (19870), SecurityFocus (BID 12200†), OSVDB (12834†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1012811†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 19870
Nessus Name: Fedora Core 3 : cups-1.1.22-0.rc1.8.7 (2005-908)
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OpenVAS ID: 16141
OpenVAS Name: CUPS < 1.1.23 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CUPS 1.1.23
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02/14/2005 +38 days 🔍
09/13/2005 +211 days 🔍
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06/29/2025 +3763 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 168072
Researcher: kmuto
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-2874 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2874
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26276

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X-Force: 18804
SecurityFocus: 12200 - Easy Software Products CUPS HTTP GET Denial Of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 12834 - CVE-2005-2874 - CUPS - Denial of Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1012811
Vulnerability Center: 7062 - DoS in CUPS 1.1.21 and 1.1.22 via HTTP GET Requests, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/29/2025 18:09
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (74), 05/30/2019 06:55 (18), 06/29/2025 18:09 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:38C:103

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