Medium severity · published Mar 26, 2018
CVE-2017-18248
The add_job function in scheduler/ipp.c in CUPS before 2.2.6, when D-Bus support is enabled, can be crashed by remote attackers by sending print jobs with an invalid username,…
5.3
CVSS
2.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The add_job function in scheduler/ipp.c in CUPS before 2.2.6, when D-Bus support is enabled, can be crashed by remote attackers by sending print jobs with an invalid username, related to a D-Bus notification.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.2% · higher than 82% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CU
Cups · Apple
before 2.2.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18248
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18248
Patch
https://github.com/apple/cups/commit/49fa4983f25b64ec29d548ffa3b9782426007df3
Exploit
https://github.com/apple/cups/issues/5143
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/apple/cups/releases/tag/v2.2.6
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00018.html
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00003.html
Exploit
https://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=346
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