CVE-2010-2432

Description

The cupsDoAuthentication function in auth.c in the client in CUPS before 1.4.4, when HAVE_GSSAPI is omitted, does not properly handle a demand for authorization, which allows remote CUPS servers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED responses.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.83% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory cups.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://cups.org/str.php?L3518
http://cups.org/articles.php?L596 patch vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176 vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:146 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0535 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/43521 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2432?
CVE-2010-2432 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-2432?
To fix CVE-2010-2432, 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-2010-2432 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-2432 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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