high
7.5
CWE
399 476
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2008-5183: Null Pointer Dereference

First published: Fri Nov 21 2008(Updated: )

cupsd in CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by adding a large number of RSS Subscriptions, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference. NOTE: this issue can be triggered remotely by leveraging CVE-2008-5184.

Credit: security@ubuntu.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
CUPS<=1.3.9
macOS Yosemite<10.5.6
Apple Mac OS X Server<10.5.6
openSUSE=11.0
Debian GNU/Linux=5.0
Debian GNU/Linux=6.0
CUPS=1.1.20
CUPS=1.1.5-2
CUPS=1.1.14
CUPS=1.3-rc2
CUPS=1.1.6-1
CUPS=1.1.18
CUPS=1.1.12
CUPS<=1.3.7
CUPS=1.1.5-1
CUPS=1.3.3
CUPS=1.1.22
CUPS=1.2.0
CUPS=1.1.16
CUPS=1.3.1
CUPS=1.1.23-rc1
CUPS=1.1.20-rc1
CUPS=1.1.15
CUPS=1.1.17
CUPS=1.1.20-rc6
CUPS=1.2.4
CUPS=1.1.19-rc1
CUPS=1.3.2
CUPS=1.1.22-rc1
CUPS=1.1.7
CUPS=1.2-rc2
CUPS=1.1.6-2
CUPS=1.3-b1
CUPS=1.1.3
CUPS=1.2.3
CUPS=1.1.21
CUPS=1.2.9
CUPS=1.2.10
CUPS=1.1.4
CUPS=1.1.23
CUPS=1.2.6
CUPS=1.2-b1
CUPS=1.1.20-rc4
CUPS=1.1.19
CUPS=1.1
CUPS=1.3.4
CUPS=1.1.8
CUPS=1.1.5
CUPS=1.2.1
CUPS=1.2-rc3
CUPS=1.1.2
CUPS=1.1.13
CUPS=1.1.19-rc4
CUPS=1.1.9-1
CUPS=1.2.12
CUPS=1.1.21-rc2
CUPS=1.2-b2
CUPS=1.2.7
CUPS=1.1.6-3
CUPS=1.1.20-rc5
CUPS=1.1.9
CUPS=1.1.19-rc5
CUPS=1.2-rc1
CUPS=1.1.1
CUPS=1.2.8
CUPS=1.2.2
CUPS=1.1.10
CUPS=1.2.11
CUPS=1.1.22-rc2
CUPS=1.1.21-rc1
CUPS=1.3-rc1
CUPS=1.1.11
CUPS=1.1.19-rc3
CUPS=1.1.6
CUPS=1.1.10-1
CUPS=1.3.0
CUPS=1.3.5
CUPS=1.3.6
CUPS=1.1.20-rc2
CUPS=1.1.20-rc3
CUPS=1.2.5
CUPS=1.1.19-rc2

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2008-5183?

    CVE-2008-5183 has been categorized with a severity that can lead to denial of service.

  • How do I fix CVE-2008-5183?

    To mitigate CVE-2008-5183, update to a version of CUPS that is not affected, specifically versions later than 1.3.9.

  • Who is affected by CVE-2008-5183?

    CVE-2008-5183 affects local users and potentially remote attackers on CUPS versions 1.3.9 and earlier.

  • What does CVE-2008-5183 exploit?

    CVE-2008-5183 exploits a NULL pointer dereference caused by the addition of a large number of RSS subscriptions.

  • Can CVE-2008-5183 be exploited remotely?

    Yes, CVE-2008-5183 can be triggered remotely by leveraging an additional vulnerability, identified as CVE-2008-5184.

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