Vulnerability in Apple Cups

CVE-2002-1372

Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 through 1.1.17 does not properly check the return values of various file and socket operations, which could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by causing file descriptors to be assigned and not released, as demonstrated by fanta.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.030 (86.7th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2002-1372: held from 0.030 to 0.030.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.030 · newest: 0.030 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2002-1372?
CVE-2002-1372 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Cups, classified under CWE-252. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2002-12-26.
How severe is CVE-2002-1372?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.