CVE-2010-2941
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.8
Description
ipp.c in cupsd in CUPS 1.4.4 and earlier does not properly allocate memory for attribute values with invalid string data types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted IPP request.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Fedora Affected 3 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Affected | — |
| 13 | Affected | — |
| 12 | Affected | — |
macOS Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | 10.5.8 |
Red Hat Affected 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | Affected | — |
| 5.0 | Affected | — |
SUSE Affected 4 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 11.3 | Affected | — |
| 11.2 | Affected | — |
| 11.1 | Affected | — |
| 9 | Affected | — |
Ubuntu Affected 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 10.10 | Affected | — |
| 10.04 | Affected | — |
| 9.10 | Affected | — |
| 8.04 | Affected | — |
| 6.06 | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 6 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.4.4-7 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.4.4-7 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.4.4-7 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.4.4-7 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.4.4-7 |
| 5.0 | Affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | cups | {"endIncluding":"1.4.4"} | |
References
- http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_mozilla_firefox
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050977.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051277.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051301.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00000.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0811.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42287
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42867
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43521
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024662
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.468323
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435
- 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-2010:233
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:234
- http://www.osvdb.org/68951
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0866.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44530
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1012-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2856
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3042
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3088
CWEs
CWE-416
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.