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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2009-3553: CUPS: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2009-3553: CUPS: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
11/19/2009
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
02/14/2023

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the abstract file-descriptor handling interface in the cupsdDoSelect function in scheduler/select.c in the scheduler in cupsd in CUPS 1.3.7 and 1.3.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash or hang) via a client disconnection during listing of a large number of print jobs, related to improperly maintaining a reference count. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-print-cups

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