Apple cups up to 1.1.3 IPP Request ippReadIO resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Apple cups up to 1.1.3. This vulnerability affects the function ippReadIO of the component IPP Request. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-0949. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in Apple cups up to 1.1.3 (Printing Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function ippReadIO of the component IPP Request. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The ippReadIO function in cups/ipp.c in cupsd in CUPS before 1.3.10 does not properly initialize memory for IPP request packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a scheduler request with two consecutive IPP_TAG_UNSUPPORTED tags.

The bug was discovered 06/02/2009. The weakness was published 06/09/2009 by CORE Security with CORE Security Technologies (Website). The advisory is shared for download at debian.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-0949 since 03/18/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in Python. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67867 (Oracle Linux 5 : cups (ELSA-2009-1082)), 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 155856 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for CUPS (ELSA-2009-1083)).

Upgrading to version 1.1.4 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 (50926), Exploit-DB (33020), Tenable (67867), SecurityFocus (BID 35169†) and OSVDB (55002†). Similar entry is available at VDB-48481. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 67867
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 5 : cups (ELSA-2009-1082)
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OpenVAS ID: 64112
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1810-1 (cups, cupsys)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: cups 1.1.4
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: debian.org
Researcher: CORE Security
Organization: CORE Security Technologies
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0949 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0949
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48480

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X-Force: 50926
SecurityFocus: 35169 - CUPS 'cups/ipp.c' NULL Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 35322 - Debian update for cups and cupsys, Less Critical
OSVDB: 55002 - CVE-2009-0949 - CUPS - Denial of Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1022321
Vulnerability Center: 22429 - Apple CUPS 1.3.6 through 1.3.9 and Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5.7 Remote DoS Vulnerability via Crafted IPP, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 12/01/2024 10:08
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (97), 09/05/2019 17:18 (4), 12/01/2024 10:08 (17)
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