High severity · published Dec 26, 2002
CVE-2002-1372
Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 through 1.1.17 does not properly check the return values of various file and socket operations, which could allow a remote attacker to…
7.5
CVSS
3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 through 1.1.17 does not properly check the return values of various file and socket operations, which could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by causing file descriptors to be assigned and not released, as demonstrated by fanta.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.0% · higher than 87% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CU
Cups · Apple
1.1.14 through 1.1.17 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
2.2; 3.0 · source: NVD
MO
Mac OS X · Apple
10.2; 10.2.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1372
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1372
Broken Link
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0117.html
Broken Link
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000702
Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104032149026670&w=2
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-232
Broken Link
http://www.idefense.com/advisory/12.19.02.txt
Broken Link
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:001
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