Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2008-5183 (CCN-46684)

Assigned:2008-11-15
Published:2008-11-15
Updated:2017-09-29
Summary:cupsd in CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by adding a large number of RSS Subscriptions, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.
Note: this issue can be triggered remotely by leveraging CVE-2008-5184.
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:4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.4 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:F/RL:OF/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.4 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:F/RL:OF/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-399
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2008-5183

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://lab.gnucitizen.org/projects/cups-0day

Source: APPLE
Type: UNKNOWN
APPLE-SA-2009-02-12

Source: SUSE
Type: UNKNOWN
SUSE-SR:2008:026

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2008-1029
Moderate: cups security update

Source: CCN
Type: SA33937
Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
33937

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
43521

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1021396
CUPS RSS Subscription Null Pointer Dereference Lets Local Users Deny Service

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438

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

Source: CCN
Type: CUPS STR #2774
Subscription web interface incorrectly uses guest account

Source: DEBIAN
Type: UNKNOWN
DSA-2176

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-2176
cups -- several vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: GNUCITIZEN Blog, November 18th, 2008
Pwning Ubuntu via CUPS

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/pwning-ubuntu-via-cups/

Source: MANDRIVA
Type: UNKNOWN
MDVSA-2009:028

Source: CCN
Type: oss-security Mailing List, Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:07:45 -0800
CVE request: CUPS DoS via RSS subscriptions

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[oss-security] 20081119 CVE request: CUPS DoS via RSS subscriptions

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[oss-security] 20081119 Re: CVE request: CUPS DoS via RSS subscriptions

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[oss-security] 20081120 Re: CVE request: CUPS DoS via RSS subscriptions

Source: REDHAT
Type: UNKNOWN
RHSA-2008:1029

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
32419

Source: CCN
Type: BID-32419
CUPS 'cupsd' RSS Subscriptions NULL Pointer Dereference Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1021396

Source: CCN
Type: USN-707-1
CUPS vulnerabilities

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2009-0422

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2011-0535

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/298241

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
cups-rss-dos(46684)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
cups-rss-dos(46684)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10586

Source: EXPLOIT-DB
Type: UNKNOWN
7150

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SR:2008:026
SUSE Security Summary Report

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.5-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.5-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.6-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.6-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.6-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.9-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.10-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.19:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.19:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.19:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.19:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.19:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.20:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.20:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.20:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.20:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.20:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.20:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.21:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.21:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.22:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.22:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.1.23:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.2:b1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.2:b2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.3:b1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 1.3.7)

    • Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::client:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 4:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::server:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:apple:cups:1.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu:6.06::lts:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:client_workstation:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.0::x86-64:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:client:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.1:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu:8.04::lts:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20085183
    V
    		CVE-2008-5183
    2015-11-16
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:29137
    P
    		RHSA-2008:1029 -- cups security update (Moderate)
    2015-08-17
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13871
    P
    		USN-707-1 -- cups, cupsys vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12954
    P
    		DSA-2176-1 cups -- several
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22728
    P
    		ELSA-2008:1029: cups security update (Moderate)
    2014-05-26
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10586
    V
    		cupsd in CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by adding a large number of RSS Subscriptions, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference. NOTE: this issue can be triggered remotely by leveraging CVE-2008-5184.
    2013-04-29
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20081029
    P
    		RHSA-2008:1029: cups security update (Moderate)
    2008-12-15
    BACK
    apple cups 1.1
    apple cups 1.1.1
    apple cups 1.1.2
    apple cups 1.1.3
    apple cups 1.1.4
    apple cups 1.1.5
    apple cups 1.1.5-1
    apple cups 1.1.5-2
    apple cups 1.1.6
    apple cups 1.1.6-1
    apple cups 1.1.6-2
    apple cups 1.1.6-3
    apple cups 1.1.7
    apple cups 1.1.8
    apple cups 1.1.9
    apple cups 1.1.9-1
    apple cups 1.1.10
    apple cups 1.1.10-1
    apple cups 1.1.11
    apple cups 1.1.12
    apple cups 1.1.13
    apple cups 1.1.14
    apple cups 1.1.15
    apple cups 1.1.16
    apple cups 1.1.17
    apple cups 1.1.18
    apple cups 1.1.19
    apple cups 1.1.19 rc1
    apple cups 1.1.19 rc2
    apple cups 1.1.19 rc3
    apple cups 1.1.19 rc4
    apple cups 1.1.19 rc5
    apple cups 1.1.20
    apple cups 1.1.20 rc1
    apple cups 1.1.20 rc2
    apple cups 1.1.20 rc3
    apple cups 1.1.20 rc4
    apple cups 1.1.20 rc5
    apple cups 1.1.20 rc6
    apple cups 1.1.21
    apple cups 1.1.21 rc1
    apple cups 1.1.21 rc2
    apple cups 1.1.22
    apple cups 1.1.22 rc1
    apple cups 1.1.22 rc2
    apple cups 1.1.23
    apple cups 1.1.23 rc1
    apple cups 1.2 b1
    apple cups 1.2 b2
    apple cups 1.2 rc1
    apple cups 1.2 rc2
    apple cups 1.2 rc3
    apple cups 1.2.0
    apple cups 1.2.1
    apple cups 1.2.2
    apple cups 1.2.3
    apple cups 1.2.4
    apple cups 1.2.5
    apple cups 1.2.6
    apple cups 1.2.7
    apple cups 1.2.8
    apple cups 1.2.9
    apple cups 1.2.10
    apple cups 1.2.11
    apple cups 1.2.12
    apple cups 1.3 b1
    apple cups 1.3 rc1
    apple cups 1.3 rc2
    apple cups 1.3.0
    apple cups 1.3.1
    apple cups 1.3.2
    apple cups 1.3.3
    apple cups 1.3.4
    apple cups 1.3.5
    apple cups 1.3.6
    apple cups *
    apple cups 1.3.7
    canonical ubuntu 6.06
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 2008.0
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    canonical ubuntu 7.10
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 2008.0
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 2008.1 x86_64
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 2008.1
    canonical ubuntu 8.04