Use After Free in Apple Cups
CVE-2009-3553
Use-after-free vulnerability in the abstract file-descriptor handling interface in the cupsdDoSelect function in scheduler/select.c in the scheduler in cupsd in CUPS 1.3.7 and 1.3.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (da…
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.039 (89.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Apple Cups — versions 1.3.7, 1.3.10
- Apple Mac_os_x
- Apple Mac_os_x_server
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 6.06, 8.04, 8.10
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 5.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 10
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 5.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Broken Link, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Mailing List)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-3553?
- CVE-2009-3553 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Cups, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2009-11-20.
- How severe is CVE-2009-3553?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.