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CVE-2008-5183 Details

Description

cupsd in CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by adding a large number of RSS Subscriptions, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference. NOTE: this issue can be triggered remotely by leveraging CVE-2008-5184.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lab.gnucitizen.org/projects/cups-0day	CVE	Broken Link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html	CVE	Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html	CVE	Mailing List
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/298241	CVE	Issue Tracking
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937	CVE	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/43521	CVE	Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46684	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10586	CVE	Broken Link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7150	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/pwning-ubuntu-via-cups/	CVE	Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:028	CVE	Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/19/3	CVE	Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/19/4	CVE	Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/20/1	CVE	Mailing List
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1029.html	CVE	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32419	CVE	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021396	CVE	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422	CVE	Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0535	CVE	Broken Link
http://lab.gnucitizen.org/projects/cups-0day	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html	[email protected]	Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html	[email protected]	Mailing List
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/298241	[email protected]	Issue Tracking
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/43521	[email protected]	Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46684	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10586	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7150	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/pwning-ubuntu-via-cups/	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:028	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/19/3	[email protected]	Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/19/4	[email protected]	Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/20/1	[email protected]	Mailing List
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1029.html	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32419	[email protected]	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021396	[email protected]	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0535	[email protected]	Broken Link

see all 42 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-476	NULL Pointer Dereference	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
apple cups	<= 1.3.9
CPE cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
apple mac os x	< 10.5.6
CPE cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
apple mac os x server	< 10.5.6
CPE cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
opensuse opensuse	11.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux	5.0 6.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 28, 2023	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Sep 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

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