Easy Software Products CUPS up to 1.1.18 Internet Printing Protocol Job infinite denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Easy Software Products CUPS. This affects an unknown part of the file infinite of the component Internet Printing Protocol Job Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2003-0788. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Easy Software Products CUPS (Printing Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file infinite of the component Internet Printing Protocol Job 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. The summary by CVE is:

Unknown vulnerability in the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) implementation in CUPS before 1.1.19 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption from a "busy loop") via certain inputs to the IPP port (TCP 631).

The bug was discovered 06/24/2003. The weakness was published 11/03/2003 by Paul Mitcheson (Website). The advisory is shared at cups.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-0788 since 09/17/2003. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 132 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14086 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : cups (MDKSA-2003:104)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at cups.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 2 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (13584), Tenable (14086), SecurityFocus (BID 8952†), OSVDB (2761†) and Secunia (SA10123†). it-helpnet.de is providing further details. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 14086
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : cups (MDKSA-2003:104)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CUPS 1.2
Patch: cups.org

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06/24/2003 🔍
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06/27/2019 +5309 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: cups.org
Researcher: Paul Mitcheson
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0788 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0788
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-365
X-Force: 13584 - CUPS Internet Printing Protocol denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 8952 - Cups Internet Printing Protocol Job Loop Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 10123 - CUPS Unspecified Denial of Service Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 2761 - CUPS Unspecified DoS
Vulnerability Center: 6443 - DoS in CUPS 1.1.18 and Earlier IPP Implementation via CPU Consumption, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/04/2003 18:08
Updated: 06/27/2019 08:27
Changes: 11/04/2003 18:08 (92), 06/27/2019 08:27 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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