Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).
CVE-2009-0949 — Use of Uninitialized Resource in Apple Cups
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
20.6%
top 4.42%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJun 9
Latest updateMay 2
Description
The ippReadIO function in cups/ipp.c in cupsd in CUPS before 1.3.10 does not properly initialize memory for IPP request packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a scheduler request with two consecutive IPP_TAG_UNSUPPORTED tags.
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
Also affects: Debian Linux 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, Linux Enterprise 10.0, 9.0, Ubuntu Linux 6.06, 8.04, 8.10, 9.04