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CVE-2009-3553 Details

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the abstract file-descriptor handling interface in the cupsdDoSelect function in scheduler/select.c in the scheduler in cupsd in CUPS 1.3.7 and 1.3.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash or hang) via a client disconnection during listing of a large number of print jobs, related to improperly maintaining a reference count. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jan/msg00000.html	CVE	Mailing List
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530111	CVE	Issue Tracking
http://secunia.com/advisories/37360	CVE	Broken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37364	CVE	Broken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38241	CVE	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/43521	CVE	Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11183	CVE	Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-275230-1	CVE	Broken Link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4004	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00332.html	CVE	Mailing List
http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php/newsgroups.php?v5994+gcups.bugs	CVE	Broken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php/newsgroups.php?v5996+gcups.bugs	CVE	Broken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php/newsgroups.php?v6055+gcups.bugs	CVE	Broken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.cups.org/str.php?L3200	CVE	Broken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176	CVE	Mailing List
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:073	CVE	Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1595.html	CVE	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37048	CVE	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-906-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0173	CVE	Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0535	CVE	Broken Link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jan/msg00000.html	[email protected]	Mailing List
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530111	[email protected]	Issue Tracking
http://secunia.com/advisories/37360	[email protected]	Broken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37364	[email protected]	Broken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38241	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/43521	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11183	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-275230-1	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4004	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00332.html	[email protected]	Mailing List
http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php/newsgroups.php?v5994+gcups.bugs	[email protected]	Broken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php/newsgroups.php?v5996+gcups.bugs	[email protected]	Broken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php/newsgroups.php?v6055+gcups.bugs	[email protected]	Broken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.cups.org/str.php?L3200	[email protected]	Broken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176	[email protected]	Mailing List
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:073	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1595.html	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37048	[email protected]	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-906-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0173	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0535	[email protected]	Broken Link

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-416	Use After Free	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
apple cups	1.3.7 1.3.10
CPE cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.3.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.3.10:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
apple mac os x	< 10.5.8 >= 10.6.0, < 10.6.2
CPE cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
apple mac os x server	< 10.5.8 >= 10.6.0, < 10.6.2
CPE cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
fedoraproject fedora	10
CPE cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:10:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux	6.06 8.04 8.10 9.04 9.10
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04::::-::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux	5.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux	5.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

10 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]
Feb 2, 2024	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 13, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 2, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 19, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 20, 2009	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

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