CVE-2002-1372

high

Description

Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 through 1.1.17 does not properly check the return values of various file and socket operations, which could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by causing file descriptors to be assigned and not released, as demonstrated by fanta.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10912

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-232

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104032149026670&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2002-12-26

Updated: 2024-01-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High