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    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 (daemon crash or hang) via a client disconnection during listing of a large number of print jobs, related to improperly maintaining a reference count. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

    Published:May 15, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Nov 20, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.09847
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Cups
    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Mac Os X
    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Mac Os X Server
    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Fedora
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-416 Use After Free

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jan/msg00000.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37360
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37364
    http://secunia.com/advisories/38241
    http://secunia.com/advisories/43521
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-275230-1
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4004
    http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php/newsgroups.php?v5994+gcups.bugs
    http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php/newsgroups.php?v5996+gcups.bugs
    http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php/newsgroups.php?v6055+gcups.bugs
    http://www.cups.org/str.php?L3200
    http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:073
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1595.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37048
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-906-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0173
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0535
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530111
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11183
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00332.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jan/msg00000.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37360
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37364
    http://secunia.com/advisories/38241
    http://secunia.com/advisories/43521
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-275230-1
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4004
    http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php/newsgroups.php?v5994+gcups.bugs
    http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php/newsgroups.php?v5996+gcups.bugs
    http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php/newsgroups.php?v6055+gcups.bugs
    http://www.cups.org/str.php?L3200
    http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:073
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1595.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37048
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-906-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0173
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0535
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530111
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11183
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00332.html

    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