Vulnerability Description
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.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Easy Software Products | Cups | 1.0.4 |
| Apple | Mac Os X | 10.2 |
References
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-004.0.txt
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0117.html
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000702
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104032149026670&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7756/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7794
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7803
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7843
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7858
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7907
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7913/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/8080/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/9325/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-232
- http://www.idefense.com/advisory/12.19.02.txtExploitVendor Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2002-1368?
CVE-2002-1368 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). 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 m...
How severe is CVE-2002-1368?
CVE-2002-1368 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2002-1368?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Easy Software Products Cups, Apple Mac Os X.