Vulnerability in Apple Cups
CVE-2010-2432
The cupsDoAuthentication function in auth.c in the client in CUPS before 1.4.4, when HAVE_GSSAPI is omitted, does not properly handle a demand for authorization, which allows remote CUPS servers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED responses.
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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: 0.021 (81.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Cups — versions 1.1.12, 1.1.9-1, 1.1.6-3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cups.org/str.php
- cups.org/articles.php (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176 (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml (vendor-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0535 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/43521 (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-2432?
- CVE-2010-2432 is a vulnerability in Apple Cups, classified under CWE-399. Published 2010-06-22.
- Is CVE-2010-2432 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.