UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18248

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18248

    Published: 26 Mar 2018Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-18248
    Aliases:
    USN-3713-1

    Summary:

    Details: The add_job function in scheduler/ipp.c in CUPS before 2.2.6, when D-Bus support is enabled, can be crashed by remote attackers by sending print jobs with an invalid username, related to a D-Bus notification.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-18248, https://github.com/apple/cups/releases/tag/v2.2.6, https://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=346, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3713-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18248

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: cups

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.7.2-0ubuntu1.10

    Affected versions

    1.7.0~rc1-0ubuntu5
    1.7.0-0ubuntu2
    1.7.0-0ubuntu3
    1.7.0-1
    1.7.0-2
    1.7.1-1
    1.7.1-2
    1.7.1-2git1
    1.7.1-3
    1.7.1-4
    1.7.1-4ubuntu1
    1.7.1-5ubuntu1
    1.7.1-5ubuntu3
    1.7.1-5ubuntu4
    1.7.1-5ubuntu5
    1.7.1-5ubuntu6
    1.7.1-5ubuntu7
    1.7.1-5ubuntu8
    1.7.1-5ubuntu9
    1.7.1-5ubuntu10
    1.7.2-0ubuntu1
    1.7.2-0ubuntu1.1
    1.7.2-0ubuntu1.2
    1.7.2-0ubuntu1.4
    1.7.2-0ubuntu1.5
    1.7.2-0ubuntu1.6
    1.7.2-0ubuntu1.7
    1.7.2-0ubuntu1.8
    1.7.2-0ubuntu1.9

    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