CVE-2002-1368: High severity easy software products cups vulnerability
Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 through 1.1.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by causing negative arguments to be fed into memcpy() calls via HTTP requests with (1) a negative Content-Length value or (2) a negative length in a chunked transfer encoding.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2002-1368?
CVE-2002-1368 is classified as a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service and arbitrary code execution.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1368?
To fix CVE-2002-1368, upgrade to a patched version of CUPS that addresses this vulnerability.
What versions of CUPS are affected by CVE-2002-1368?
CVE-2002-1368 affects CUPS versions from 1.1.14 to 1.1.17, including earlier versions like 1.0.4 and 1.1.10.
Can CVE-2002-1368 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2002-1368 can be exploited remotely through crafted HTTP requests.
What impact does CVE-2002-1368 have on systems?
CVE-2002-1368 can cause systems to crash and potentially allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.