First published: Fri Sep 17 2004(Updated: )
The Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) implementation in CUPS before 1.1.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service hang) via a certain UDP packet to the IPP port.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System) | <=1.1.21 |
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CVE-2004-0558 has been classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a denial of service.
To fix CVE-2004-0558, upgrade your CUPS installation to version 1.1.22 or later.
CVE-2004-0558 exploits the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) to allow remote attackers to send specific UDP packets that result in a service hang.
CVE-2004-0558 affects CUPS versions before 1.1.21.
The impact of CVE-2004-0558 is a denial of service, which makes the affected CUPS service unresponsive.