CVE-2005-2874
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
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.96% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 87.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2005-09-13 04:00Z21 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 22:53Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2005-09-13
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 28e15727bec96dff4089da6ec85210163bdfb50c813c590ed409ba29df43d49c
05 Affected products
06 References
- lwn.netFEDORA-2005-908http://lwn.net/Alerts/152835/
- www.cups.orghttp://www.cups.org/relnotes.php#010123
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=168072
- securitytracker.com1012811http://securitytracker.com/id?1012811
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2005:772http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-772.html
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:9774https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9774
- www.cups.orghttp://www.cups.org/str.php?L1042+P0+S-1+C0+I0+E0+Q1042
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- cups Fixed in 1.1.23-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- cups Fixed in 1.1.23-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- cups Fixed in 1.1.23-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.