CVE-2010-0542

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.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.41% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=587746 patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:234 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40943 vdb entry
http://cups.org/articles.php?L596 patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:232 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176 vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml vendor advisory
http://cups.org/strfiles/3516/str3516.patch patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0535 vdb entry
http://cups.org/str.php?L3516
http://secunia.com/advisories/43521 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10365 signature vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024121 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0542?
CVE-2010-0542 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0542?
To fix CVE-2010-0542, 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-2010-0542 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-0542 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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