Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.17/1.1.22 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.17/1.1.22. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-0596. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.17/1.1.22 (Printing Software). This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Memory leak in CUPS before 1.1.22, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and daemon crash) via a large number of requests to add and remove shared printers.

The bug was discovered 02/21/2008. The weakness was released 02/25/2008 with Red Hat Security Response Team (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-0596 since 02/05/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67663 (Oracle Linux 4 : cups (ELSA-2008-0161)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165672 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update CUPS (SUSE-SA:2008:012)).

Upgrading to version 1.1.22 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (40842), Tenable (67663), SecurityFocus (BID 27988†), OSVDB (42158†) and Secunia (SA29087†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3489, VDB-31116, VDB-33788 and VDB-35080. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Printing Software

Vendor

Easy Software Products

Name

CUPS

Version

License

commercial

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 67663
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 4 : cups (ELSA-2008-0161)
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OpenVAS ID: 880163
OpenVAS Name: Centreon command_name Parameter Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CUPS 1.1.22

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02/25/2008 +4 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Organization: Red Hat Security Response Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-0596 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0596
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41231

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X-Force: 40842
SecurityFocus: 27988 - CUPS Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 29087
OSVDB: 42158 - CVE-2008-0596 - CUPS - Denial-Of-Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019497
Vulnerability Center: 17759 - CUPS <= 1.1.22 Memory Leak Allows Remote DoS via a Crafted IPP Packet, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0924

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/06/2019 09:13
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (76), 08/06/2019 09:13 (12)
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