Vulnerability in Easy Software Products Cups
CVE-2005-2874
The is_path_absolute function in scheduler/client.c for the daemon in CUPS before 1.1.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption by tight loop) via a "..\.." URL in an HTTP request.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.030 (87.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.030 · newest: 0.030 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Easy Software Products Cups — versions 1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lwn.net/Alerts/152835/ (vendor-advisory)
- www.cups.org/relnotes.php
- bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-772.html (vendor-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9774 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.cups.org/str.php (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-2874?
- CVE-2005-2874 is a vulnerability in Easy Software Products Cups. Published 2005-09-13.
- Is CVE-2005-2874 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.