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CWE
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Advisory Published
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CVE-2002-1368

First published: Fri Dec 20 2002(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System)=1.1.10
CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System)=1.1.7
CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System)=1.0.4_8
CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System)=1.1.13
CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System)=1.1.17
CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System)=1.1.4_3
CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System)=1.1.4
CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System)=1.1.4_5
CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System)=1.1.1
CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System)=1.0.4
CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System)=1.1.14
CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System)=1.1.4_2
CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System)=1.1.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2

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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.

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