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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…
High7.5EPSS 19.6%
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- mitre
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 pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a scheduler request with two consecutive IPP_TAG_UNSUPPORTED tags.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 19.6% · top 2.6% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (20)
- 35169 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- DSA-1811 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 35340 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9631 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=500972 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 35342 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- apple-cups-ipptag-dos(50926) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2009-09-10-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- USN-780-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/AppleCUPS-null-pointer-vulnerability (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 35328 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2009:1082 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 35685 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2009:012 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 36701 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20090602 CORE-2009-0420 - Apple CUPS IPP_TAG_UNSUPPORTED Handling null pointer Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- RHSA-2009:1083 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 1022321 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 35322 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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