CVE-2009-3553

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 9.85% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/37364 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11183 vdb entry signature broken link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-906-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1595.html vendor advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37048 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4004 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176 mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php/newsgroups.php?v5996+gcups.bugs patch vendor advisory broken link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jan/msg00000.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0535 vdb entry broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/37360 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:073 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.cups.org/str.php?L3200 patch vendor advisory broken link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530111 issue tracking
http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php/newsgroups.php?v5994+gcups.bugs patch vendor advisory broken link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00332.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43521 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38241 third party advisory broken link
http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php/newsgroups.php?v6055+gcups.bugs patch vendor advisory broken link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-275230-1 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0173 vdb entry broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3553?
CVE-2009-3553 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3553?
To fix CVE-2009-3553, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-3553 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-3553 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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