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CVE-2010-0542
The _WriteProlog function in texttops.c in texttops in the Text Filter subsystem in CUPS before 1.4.4 does not check the return values of…
Medium6.8EPSS 4.1%
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- apple
Description
The _WriteProlog function in texttops.c in texttops in the Text Filter subsystem in CUPS before 1.4.4 does not check the return values of certain calloc calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference or heap memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.1% · top 9.1% 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: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (14)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=587746 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- MDVSA-2010:234 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 40943 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://cups.org/articles.php?L596 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- MDVSA-2010:232 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2010:023 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- DSA-2176 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- GLSA-201207-10 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://cups.org/strfiles/3516/str3516.patch (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2011-0535 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://cups.org/str.php?L3516 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 43521 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10365 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 1024121 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
Sources
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