Apple cups 1.3.7/1.3.9/1.3.10/1.4.1 cupsdDoSelect resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple cups 1.3.7/1.3.9/1.3.10/1.4.1. This vulnerability affects the function cupsdDoSelect. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2010-0302. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple cups 1.3.7/1.3.9/1.3.10/1.4.1 (Printing Software). This affects the function cupsdDoSelect. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in the abstract file-descriptor handling interface in the cupsdDoSelect function in scheduler/select.c in the scheduler in cupsd in CUPS before 1.4.4, when kqueue or epoll is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash or hang) via a client disconnection during listing of a large number of print jobs, related to improperly maintaining a reference count. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2009-3553.

The weakness was disclosed 03/05/2010 with Red Hat (Website). The advisory is shared at rhn.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-0302 since 01/12/2010. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 47683 (CUPS < 1.4.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc.. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118198 (Fedora Update for CUPS (FEDORA-2010-3693)).

Upgrading to version 1.3.10 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (56668), Tenable (47683), SecurityFocus (BID 38510†), Secunia (SA38927†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1024124†). The entry VDB-50855 is pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 47683
Nessus Name: CUPS < 1.4.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 880660
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for cups CESA-2010:0129 centos5 i386
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: cups 1.3.10

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03/03/2010 +50 days 🔍
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03/09/2010 +4 days 🔍
03/12/2010 +3 days 🔍
06/18/2010 +98 days 🔍
07/08/2010 +20 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1714 days 🔍
05/01/2026 +4062 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: rhn.redhat.com
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-0302 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0302
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52077

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X-Force: 56668
SecurityFocus: 38510 - CUPS File Descriptors Handling Use-After-Free Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 38927 - Fedora update for cups, Less Critical
SecurityTracker: 1024124 - CUPS Use After Free in cupsdDoSelect() Lets Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 24980 - CUPS cupsdDoSelect Function Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Cause DoS, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2010-1481

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 05/01/2026 20:36
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (67), 02/21/2017 17:27 (18), 09/05/2021 07:18 (3), 05/01/2026 20:36 (26)
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