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01 Record

CVE-2009-0949

The ippReadIO function in cups/ipp.c in cupsd in CUPS before 1.3.10 does not properly initialize memory for IPP request packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

The ippReadIO function in cups/ipp.c in cupsd in CUPS before 1.3.10 does not properly initialize memory for IPP request packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL

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
19.63% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 97.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity
Important. 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
2009-06-09 17:00Z17 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-07 04:57Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2009-03-18
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-908Use of Uninitialized ResourceBase
  • CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
fdf5a974a54b5884e1e63dbbe013ffe523bae70b90c8bf701d99850d576b0af4

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
applecupsNot specified—
applemac_os_xNot specified—
applemac_os_x_serverNot specified—
canonicalubuntu_linuxNot specified—
debiandebian_linuxNot specified—
opensuseopensuseNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—
suselinux_enterpriseNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • cups
    Fixed in 1.3.10-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • cups
    Fixed in 1.3.10-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • cups
    Fixed in 1.3.10-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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