CVE-2010-1379

Description

Printer Setup in Apple Mac OS X 10.6 before 10.6.4 does not properly interpret character encoding, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (printing failure) by deploying a printing device that has a Unicode character in its printing-service name.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.56% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1481 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40871 patch vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024103 vdb entry
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4188 patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40220 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-1379?
CVE-2010-1379 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-1379?
To fix CVE-2010-1379, 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-2010-1379 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-1379 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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