PT-2005-3424 · Apple · Cups

Published 2005-08-19 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2005-2525

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions CUPS versions 10.3.9 through 10.4.2

Description The issue is related to the handling of multiple simultaneous print jobs, where file descriptors are not properly closed, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service that halts printing.

Recommendations For versions 10.3.9 through 10.4.2, consider restricting access to the print service to minimize the risk of exploitation until a patch is available.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-2525

Affected Products

Cups

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2525 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1014698 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-2525 · Note