CVE-2010-2941

Description

ipp.c in cupsd in CUPS 1.4.4 and earlier does not properly allocate memory for attribute values with invalid string data types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted IPP request.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 27.68% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:234 vendor advisory broken link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3042 vdb entry broken link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0811.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0866.html vendor advisory broken link
http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_mozilla_firefox broken link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:232 vendor advisory broken link
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051301.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00000.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2856 vdb entry broken link vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176 mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024662 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42867 third party advisory broken link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0061 vdb entry broken link
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050977.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0535 vdb entry broken link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1012-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051277.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:233 vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/42287 third party advisory broken link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=624438 issue tracking patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62882 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43521 third party advisory broken link
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.468323 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.osvdb.org/68951 vdb entry broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44530 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3088 vdb entry broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2941?
CVE-2010-2941 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-2941?
To fix CVE-2010-2941, 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-2010-2941 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-2941 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~28% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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