The add_job function in scheduler/ipp.c in CUPS before 2.2.6, when D-Bus support is enabled, can be crashed by remote attackers by sending…

Description

The add_job function in scheduler/ipp.c in CUPS before 2.2.6, when D-Bus support is enabled, can be crashed by remote attackers by sending print jobs with an invalid username, related to a D-Bus notification.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

2.2% · top 17% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.3.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-20 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-20 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (7)

• [debian-lts-announce] 20180526 [SECURITY] [DLA 1387-1] cups security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• https://github.com/apple/cups/issues/5143 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• [debian-lts-announce] 20180703 [SECURITY] [DLA 1412-1] cups security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• USN-3713-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• https://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=346 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• https://github.com/apple/cups/releases/tag/v2.2.6 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://github.com/apple/cups/commit/49fa4983f25b64ec29d548ffa3b9782426007df3 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• 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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Record last updated 5 Aug 2024, 21:13 UTC.