CVE-2009-3553

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    CVE-2009-3553

    Published: 20 Nov 2009Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: 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://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.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:073, 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, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jan/msg00000.html, http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176, https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00332.html, 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, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530111, http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-275230-1, 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.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1595.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37048, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11183

    Affected packages

    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
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