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)…

EPSS: 0.009 (76.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Apple Cups — versions 1.1.12, 1.1.9-1, 1.1.6-3
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.