What is the severity of CVE-2005-2525?

CVE-2005-2525 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability as it can lead to a denial of service by halting printing services.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2525?

To fix CVE-2005-2525, update your CUPS to version 1.2.11 or later if available on your operating system.

Which versions of macOS are affected by CVE-2005-2525?

CVE-2005-2525 affects macOS versions 10.3.9 and 10.4.2.

What is the exploit method for CVE-2005-2525?

The vulnerability allows remote attackers to exploit CUPS by submitting multiple simultaneous print jobs, leading to service disruption.

Is CVE-2005-2525 specific to CUPS or can it affect other services?

CVE-2005-2525 is specific to the CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System) and does not directly affect other services.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2005-2525

medium

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

19/8/2005

7/8/2024

CVE-2005-2525

First published: Fri Aug 19 2005(Updated: )

CUPS in Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.2 does not properly close file descriptors when handling multiple simultaneous print jobs, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (printing halt).

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System)	=1.2.10
Apple iOS and macOS	=10.3.9
Apple iOS and macOS	=10.4.2

Remedy

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html

Remedy

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2525?
CVE-2005-2525 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability as it can lead to a denial of service by halting printing services.
How do I fix CVE-2005-2525?
To fix CVE-2005-2525, update your CUPS to version 1.2.11 or later if available on your operating system.
Which versions of macOS are affected by CVE-2005-2525?
CVE-2005-2525 affects macOS versions 10.3.9 and 10.4.2.
What is the exploit method for CVE-2005-2525?
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to exploit CUPS by submitting multiple simultaneous print jobs, leading to service disruption.
Is CVE-2005-2525 specific to CUPS or can it affect other services?
CVE-2005-2525 is specific to the CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System) and does not directly affect other services.

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