CVE-2005-2874 Affecting cups package, versions <1.1.23-1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-CUPS-364732
- published 13 Sep 2005
- disclosed 13 Sep 2005
Introduced: 13 Sep 2005
CVE-2005-2874 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:9 cups to version 1.1.23-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cups package and not the cups package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.
The is_path_absolute function in scheduler/client.c for the daemon in CUPS before 1.1.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption by tight loop) via a "...." URL in an HTTP request.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-2874
- http://lwn.net/Alerts/152835/
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1012811
- http://www.cups.org/relnotes.php#010123
- http://www.cups.org/str.php?L1042+P0+S-1+C0+I0+E0+Q1042
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9774
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=168072
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-772.html
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