Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2008-0596 (CCN-40842)

Assigned:2008-02-25
Published:2008-02-25
Updated:2023-02-13
Summary:Memory leak in CUPS before 1.1.22, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and daemon crash) via a large number of requests to add and remove shared printers.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Adjacent
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)
3.7 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
3.3 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
2.4 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Adjacent_Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
3.3 Low (REDHAT CVSS v2 Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
2.4 Low (REDHAT Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Adjacent_Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-401
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2008-0596

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2008-0153
Important: cups security update

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2008-0161
Important: cups security update

Source: CCN
Type: SA29420
Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1019497
CUPS Bugs in Adding/Deleting Shared Printers Lets Remote Users Deny Service

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: ASA-2008-084
Security Vulnerability in the Solaris X Server May Lead to Unauthorized Disclosure of Information on Access Restricted Files and Directories (Sun 230901)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: ASA-2008-098
cups security update (RHSA-2008-0161)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: Common UNIX Printing System Web site
Common UNIX Printing System

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: BID-27988
CUPS Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: TLSA-2008-19
Multiple vulnerabilities exist in cups

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 433825
CVE-2008-0596 cups: memory leak handling IPP browse requests

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
cups-ippbrowse-memoryleak-dos(40842)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SA:2008:012
cups security problems

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::as:*:*:*:*:*
  • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop:*:*:*:*:*
  • Configuration RedHat 4:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::es:*:*:*:*:*
  • Configuration RedHat 5:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::ws:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20080596
    V
    CVE-2008-0596
    2015-11-16
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10857
    V
    Memory leak in CUPS before 1.1.22, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and daemon crash) via a large number of requests to add and remove shared printers.
    2013-04-29
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20080153
    P
    RHSA-2008:0153: cups security update (Important)
    2008-03-20
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20080161
    P
    RHSA-2008:0161: cups security update (Important)
    2008-02-25
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