Vulnerability in Cups
CVE-2015-1158
The add_job function in scheduler/ipp.c in cupsd in CUPS before 2.0.3 performs incorrect free operations for multiple-value job-originating-host-name attributes, which allows remote attackers to trigger data corruption for reference-counted strings via a crafted (1) IPP_CREATE_JOB or (2) IPP_PRINT_JOB request, as demonstrated by replacing the configuration file and consequently executing arbitrary code.
EPSS: 0.299 (98.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Cups
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- product-security@apple.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- product-security@apple.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- product-security@apple.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-1158?
- CVE-2015-1158 is a vulnerability in Cups, classified under CWE-254. Published 2015-06-26.
- Is CVE-2015-1158 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.