Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2008-5183 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Apple Cups

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference9 documents9 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
4.6%
top 10.70%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
5
Apple CupsApple MAC OS XApple MAC OS X Server+2 more
Timeline
PublishedNov 21
Latest updateMay 17

Description

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages5 packages

▶Debianapple/cups< 1.3.9-13+3
▶NVDapple/cups1.3.9
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x< 10.5.6
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x_server< 10.5.6

Also affects: Debian Linux 5.0, 6.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-9pqm-v858-jg26: cupsd in CUPS 1↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2008-5183: cupsd in CUPS 1↗2008-11-21
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CVEList
CVE-2008-5183: cupsd in CUPS 1↗2008-11-21
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💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Exploit-DB
CUPS 1.3.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (Add RSS Subscription) Remote Crash↗2008-11-18
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
CUPS vulnerabilities↗2009-01-12
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Red Hat
cups: DoS (daemon crash) caused by the large number of subscriptions↗2008-11-15
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Debian
CVE-2008-5183: cups - cupsd in CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier allows local users, and possibly remote attacker...↗2008
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2008-5183 cups: DoS (daemon crash) caused by the large number of subscriptions↗2008-12-01
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CVE-2008-5183 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Apple Cups | cvebase