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    CVE-2008-5183

    cupsd in CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by adding a large number of RSS Subscriptions, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference. NOTE: this issue can be triggered remotely by leveraging CVE-2008-5184.

    Published:Nov 15, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Nov 21, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.04639
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Cups
    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Mac Os X
    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Mac Os X Server
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Opensuse
    Product
    Opensuse
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7150

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://lab.gnucitizen.org/projects/cups-0day
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
    http://secunia.com/advisories/43521
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
    http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176
    http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/pwning-ubuntu-via-cups/
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:028
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/19/3
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/19/4
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/20/1
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1029.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32419
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021396
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0535
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/298241
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46684
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10586
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7150
    http://lab.gnucitizen.org/projects/cups-0day
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
    http://secunia.com/advisories/43521
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
    http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176
    http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/pwning-ubuntu-via-cups/
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:028
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/19/3
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/19/4
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/20/1
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1029.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32419
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021396
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0535
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/298241
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46684
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10586
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7150

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High