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7.5high

CVE-2008-51831 exploit

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…

Published 17 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
9.2%
percentile 95%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

9.21% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-7150 CUPS 1.3.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (Add RSS Subscription) Remote Crash · dos · 2008-11-18

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.17.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

  • exploit-db.com /exploits/7150 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/33937 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10586 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2008/11/20/1 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2008/11/19/3 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2008/11/19/4 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • support.apple.com /kb/HT3438 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • lists.apple.com /archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2011/dsa-2176 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1021396 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • gnucitizen.org /blog/pwning-ubuntu-via-cups/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2011/0535 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2009/0422 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/32419 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2008-1029.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/43521 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • lab.gnucitizen.org /projects/cups-0day · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/46684 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:028 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, x_transferred
  • bugs.launchpad.net /ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/298241 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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