Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2005-2874 (CCN-18804)

Assigned:2005-01-07
Published:2005-01-07
Updated:2017-10-11
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2005-2874

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2005-908

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2005-772
cups security update

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1012811
CUPS Logic Error in Processing `/..` Requests Lets Remote Users Deny Service

Source: SECTRACK
Type: Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
1012811

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.cups.org/relnotes.php#010123

Source: CCN
Type: CUPS Software Web page
Software - Common UNIX Printing System

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://www.cups.org/str.php?L1042+P0+S-1+C0+I0+E0+Q1042

Source: REDHAT
Type: UNKNOWN
RHSA-2005:772

Source: CCN
Type: BID-12200
Easy Software Products CUPS HTTP GET Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Source: MISC
Type: Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=168072

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
cups-logic-error-dos(18804)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9774

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.5_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.5_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.6_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.6_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.6_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.9_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.10_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.19_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.19_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.19_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.19_rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.19_rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.20_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.20_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.20_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.20_rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.20_rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.20_rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.21_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.21_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.22_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.22_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::as:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::es:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::ws:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9774
    V
    		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.
    2013-04-29
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20050772
    P
    		RHSA-2005:772: cups security update (Moderate)
    2005-09-27
    BACK
    easy_software_products cups 1.1
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.1
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.2
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.3
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.4
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.5
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.5_1
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.5_2
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.6
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.6_1
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.6_2
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.6_3
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.7
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.8
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.9
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.9_1
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.10
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.10_1
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.11
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.12
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.13
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.14
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.15
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.16
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.17
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.18
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.19
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.19_rc1
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.19_rc2
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.19_rc3
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.19_rc4
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.19_rc5
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.20
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.20_rc1
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.20_rc2
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.20_rc3
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.20_rc4
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.20_rc5
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.20_rc6
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.21
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.21_rc1
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.21_rc2
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.22
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.22_rc1
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.22_rc2
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.22
    easy_software_products cups 1.1.21
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4