CVE-2008-5183

7.5 HIGH
Published: November 21, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lab.gnucitizen.org/projects/cups-0day
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Broken Link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/43521
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Broken Link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/pwning-ubuntu-via-cups/
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:028
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/19/3
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/19/4
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/20/1
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Mailing List
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1029.html
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32419
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021396
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0535
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Broken Link
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/298241
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Issue Tracking
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46684
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10586
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Broken Link
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7150
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://lab.gnucitizen.org/projects/cups-0day
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/43521
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/pwning-ubuntu-via-cups/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:028
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/19/3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/19/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/20/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1029.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32419
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021396
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0535
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/298241
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46684
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10586
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7150
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

42 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

Affected Vendors

debian opensuse apple

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