CVE-2010-0542
Description
The _WriteProlog function in texttops.c in texttops in the Text Filter subsystem in CUPS before 1.4.4 does not check the return values of certain calloc calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference or heap memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.4.4-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.4.4-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.4.4-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.4.4-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.4.4-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | cups | {"endIncluding":"1.4.3"} | |
| apple | cups | 1.1 | |
| apple | cups | 1.1.1 | |
| apple | cups | 1.1.2 | |
| apple | cups | 1.1.3 | |
| apple | cups | 1.1.4 | |
| apple | cups | 1.1.5 | |
| apple | cups | 1.1.5-1 | |
| apple | cups | 1.1.5-2 | |
| apple | cups | 1.1.6 | |
| apple | cups | 1.1.6-1 | |
| apple | cups | 1.1.6-2 | |
| apple | cups | 1.1.6-3 | |
| apple | cups | 1.1.7 | |
| apple | cups | 1.1.8 | |
| apple | cups | 1.1.9 | |
| apple | cups | 1.1.9-1 | |
| apple | cups | 1.1.10 | |
| apple | cups | 1.1.10-1 | |
| apple | cups | 1.1.11 | |
| apple | cups | 1.1.12 | |
| apple | cups | 1.1.13 | |
| apple | cups | 1.1.14 | |
| apple | cups | 1.1.15 | |
| apple | cups | 1.1.16 | |
| apple | cups | 1.1.17 | |
| apple | cups | 1.1.18 | |
| apple | cups | 1.1.19 | |
| apple | cups | 1.1.20 | |
| apple | cups | 1.1.21 | |
| apple | cups | 1.1.22 | |
| apple | cups | 1.1.23 | |
| apple | cups | 1.2 | |
| apple | cups | 1.2.0 | |
| apple | cups | 1.2.1 | |
| apple | cups | 1.2.2 | |
| apple | cups | 1.2.3 | |
| apple | cups | 1.2.4 | |
| apple | cups | 1.2.5 | |
| apple | cups | 1.2.6 | |
| apple | cups | 1.2.7 | |
| apple | cups | 1.2.8 | |
| apple | cups | 1.2.9 | |
| apple | cups | 1.2.10 | |
| apple | cups | 1.2.11 | |
| apple | cups | 1.2.12 | |
| apple | cups | 1.3 | |
| apple | cups | 1.3.0 | |
| apple | cups | 1.3.1 | |
| apple | cups | 1.3.2 | |
| apple | cups | 1.3.3 | |
| apple | cups | 1.3.4 | |
| apple | cups | 1.3.5 | |
| apple | cups | 1.3.6 | |
| apple | cups | 1.3.7 | |
| apple | cups | 1.3.8 | |
| apple | cups | 1.3.9 | |
| apple | cups | 1.3.10 | |
| apple | cups | 1.3.11 | |
| apple | cups | 1.4.0 | |
| apple | cups | 1.4.1 | |
| apple | cups | 1.4.2 | |
References
- http://cups.org/articles.php?L596
- http://cups.org/str.php?L3516
- http://cups.org/strfiles/3516/str3516.patch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43521
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024121
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:232
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:234
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40943
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0535
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=587746
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10365
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-0542
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.