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CVE-2024-47850

High

Description

CUPS cups-browsed before 2.5b1 will send an HTTP POST request to an arbitrary destination and port in response to a single IPP UDP packet requesting a printer to be added, a different vulnerability than CVE-2024-47176. (The request is meant to probe the new printer but can be used to create DDoS amplification attacks.)

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductCups
PublishedOct 4, 2024
First seenOct 4, 2024
Weakness typeCWE-400Uncontrolled resource consumption

How to fix

Update
  • cups cups2.5b1 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
cups cups1.0 ≤ v < 2.5b12.5b1

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