CVE-2009-0949

Published: Jun 9, 2009Modified: Apr 23, 2026

7.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

The ippReadIO function in cups/ipp.c in cupsd in CUPS before 1.3.10 does not properly initialize memory for IPP request packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a scheduler request with two consecutive IPP_TAG_UNSUPPORTED tags.

Affected (15)

Products: Apple: Cups, Mac Os X, Mac Os X Server · Canonical: Ubuntu Linux · Debian: Debian Linux · +2 more

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Apple: Cups, Mac Os X, Mac Os X Server · Canonical: Ubuntu Linux · Debian: Debian Linux · Opensuse: Opensuse · Suse: Linux Enterprise

3 products

1 product

1 product

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apple Cups	Before 1.3.10

Configuration B

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 6.06
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 8.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 8.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 9.04

Configuration C

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 4.0
Debian Debian Linux	Version 5.0
Debian Debian Linux	Version 6.0

Configuration D

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apple Mac Os X	From 10.0.0 to 10.4.11
Apple Mac Os X	From 10.5.0 to 10.5.8
Apple Mac Os X Server	From 10.0.0 to 10.4.11
Apple Mac Os X Server	From 10.5.0 to 10.5.8

Configuration E

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 10.3
Suse Linux Enterprise	Version 10.0
Suse Linux Enterprise	Version 9.0

Related CWEs

CWE-908

Use of Uninitialized Resource

The product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized.

References (40)

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List

http://secunia.com/advisories/35322

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken LinkVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/35328

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken LinkVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/35340

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken LinkVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/35342

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken LinkVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/35685

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/36701

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://securitytracker.com/id?1022321

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.coresecurity.com/content/AppleCUPS-null-pointer-vulnerability

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitThird Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1811

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken LinkThird Party Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1082.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1083.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504032/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35169

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken LinkExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-780-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=500972

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50926

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9631

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html