National Cyber Awareness System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2010-2941
Original release date:11/05/2010
Last revised:05/15/2013
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
ipp.c in cupsd in CUPS 1.4.4 and earlier does not properly allocate memory for attribute values with invalid string data types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted IPP request.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
5.5
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Local network exploitable
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=624438
Type: Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: cups-cupsd-code-execution(62882)
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2011-0535
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2011-0061
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2010-3088
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2010-3042
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2010-2856
Type: Advisory
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-1012-1
External Source: BID
Name: 44530
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2010:0866
External Source: OSVDB
Name: 68951
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2010:234
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2010:233
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2010:232
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-2176
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435
External Source: SLACKWARE
Name: SSA:2010-333-01
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1024662
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-201207-10
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 43521
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 42867
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 42287
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2010:0811
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SR:2010:023
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2010-17615
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2010-17627
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2010-17641
External Source: APPLE
Name: APPLE-SA-2010-11-10-1
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_mozilla_firefox
Technical Details
- Resource Management Errors (CWE-399)