VDB-8186 · L689 · OSVDB 92073

Apple CUPS 1.6.1 cups/ipp.c ippReadIO denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Apple CUPS 1.6.1. This affects the function ippReadIO of the file cups/ipp.c. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple CUPS 1.6.1 (Printing Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function ippReadIO of the file cups/ipp.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was released 12/05/2012 by ipopelka as L689 as not defined changelog entry (Website). The advisory is available at cups.org. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 1.6.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at cups.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (92073†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-8185, VDB-8187, VDB-8188 and VDB-8189. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CUPS 1.6.2
Patch: cups.org

Timelineinfo

12/05/2012 🔍
03/18/2013 +103 days 🔍
04/09/2013 +22 days 🔍
05/05/2018 +1852 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: L689
Researcher: ipopelka
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-8186
OSVDB: 92073

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/09/2013 10:56
Updated: 05/05/2018 18:00
Changes: 04/09/2013 10:56 (49), 05/05/2018 18:00 (2)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216:B9F:103

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