Apple cups up to 1.1.3 auth.c cupsDoAuthentication resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple cups up to 1.1.3. Impacted is the function cupsDoAuthentication of the file auth.c. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2010-2432. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple cups up to 1.1.3 (Printing Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function cupsDoAuthentication of the file auth.c. 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. The summary by CVE is:

The cupsDoAuthentication function in auth.c in the client in CUPS before 1.4.4, when HAVE_GSSAPI is omitted, does not properly handle a demand for authorization, which allows remote CUPS servers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED responses.

The weakness was presented 06/22/2010 (Website). The advisory is shared at cups.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-2432. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56447 (Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : cups (MDVSA-2011:146)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118237 (CUPS Privilege Escalation and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 1.1.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (56447), SecurityFocus (BID 41126†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-26361†). See VDB-53772 for similar entry. 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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Nessus ID: 56447
Nessus Name: Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : cups (MDVSA-2011:146)
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OpenVAS ID: 69111
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2176-1 (cups)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: cups 1.1.4

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: dsa-2176
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-2432 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-2432
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-53773

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SecurityFocus: 41126 - CUPS 'cupsDoAuthentication()' Infinite Loop Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 43521
Vulnerability Center: 26361 - CUPS Prior to 1.4.4 Remote DoS Vulnerability via HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED Responses, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 09/18/2021 14:26
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (64), 02/28/2017 11:44 (9), 09/18/2021 14:24 (7), 09/18/2021 14:26 (1)
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