VDB-47890 · CVE-2009-1183 · VU#196617

Apple CUPS up to 1.1.4 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Apple CUPS up to 1.1.4. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2009-1183. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple CUPS up to 1.1.4 (Printing Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

The JBIG2 MMR decoder in Xpdf 3.02pl2 and earlier, CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier, Poppler before 0.10.6, and other products allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and hang) via a crafted PDF file.

The weakness was published 04/23/2009 by Braden Thomas as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-1183 since 03/31/2009. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 38897 (CentOS 4 / 5 : cups (CESA-2009:0429)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165641 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update CUPS (SUSE-SA:2009:024)).

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 (50139), Tenable (38897), SecurityFocus (BID 34568†), OSVDB (54467†) and Secunia (SA34755†). Similar entries are available at VDB-47894, VDB-47893, VDB-47892 and VDB-47889. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Printing Software

Vendor

Apple

Name

CUPS

Version

License

free

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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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: 38897
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 / 5 : cups (CESA-2009:0429)
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OpenVAS ID: 63955
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1790-1 (xpdf)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/31/2009 🔍
04/16/2009 +16 days 🔍
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05/05/2009 +12 days 🔍
05/26/2009 +21 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2121 days 🔍
12/14/2024 +3560 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Braden Thomas
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1183 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1183
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47890

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CERT: 🔍
X-Force: 50139
SecurityFocus: 34568 - Xpdf JBIG2 Processing Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 34755
OSVDB: 54467 - Poppler JBIG2 MMR Decoder Crafted PDF File Handling Infinite Loop DoS
SecurityTracker: 1022072
Vulnerability Center: 21899 - Xpdf / Poppler / CUPS / Kdegraphics JBIG2 MMR Decoder Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1065

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 12/14/2024 21:58
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (76), 09/02/2019 17:54 (10), 12/14/2024 21:58 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:0A4:103

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