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CVE-2017-18248

Date: March 26, 2018

The add_job function in scheduler/ipp.c in CUPS before 2.2.6, when D-Bus support is enabled, can be crashed by remote attackers by sending print jobs with an invalid username, related to a D-Bus notification.

Language: C

Severity Score

5.3

Related Resources (12)

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18248

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-18248

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-18248

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18248

Url: https://github.com/apple/cups/commit/49fa4983f25b64ec29d548ffa3b9782426007df3

Url: https://github.com/apple/cups/releases/tag/v2.2.6

Url: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00018.html

Url: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00003.html

Url: https://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=346

Url: https://usn.ubuntu.com/3713-1/

Url: https://github.com/apple/cups/issues/5143

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2017-18248

Severity Score

5.3

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Input Validation

CWE-20

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	5.3
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	HIGH
Privileges Required (PR):	LOW
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	3.5
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	SINGLE
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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