CVE-2008-5183
High
Description
cupsd in CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by adding a large number of RSS Subscriptions, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference. NOTE: this issue can be triggered remotely by leveraging CVE-2008-5184.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Apple Cups
PublishedNov 21, 2008
First seenNov 21, 2008
How to fix
Update
- apple mac_os_x10.5.6 or later
- apple mac_os_x_server10.5.6 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| apple cups | v ≤ 1.3.9 | — |
| apple mac_os_x | v < 10.5.6 | 10.5.6 |
| apple mac_os_x_server | v < 10.5.6 | 10.5.6 |
| opensuse opensuse | 11.0 | — |
| debian debian_linux | 5.0, 6.0 | — |
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