CVE-2009-3553

7.5 HIGH
Published: November 20, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the abstract file-descriptor handling interface in the cupsdDoSelect function in scheduler/select.c in the scheduler in cupsd in CUPS 1.3.7 and 1.3.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash or hang) via a client disconnection during listing of a large number of print jobs, related to improperly maintaining a reference count. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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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://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jan/msg00000.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/37360
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37364
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38241
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/43521
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-275230-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4004
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php/newsgroups.php?v5994+gcups.bugs
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php/newsgroups.php?v5996+gcups.bugs
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php/newsgroups.php?v6055+gcups.bugs
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.cups.org/str.php?L3200
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:073
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1595.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37048
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-906-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0173
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0535
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530111
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11183
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00332.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jan/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/37360
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37364
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38241
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/43521
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-275230-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4004
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php/newsgroups.php?v5994+gcups.bugs
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php/newsgroups.php?v5996+gcups.bugs
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php/newsgroups.php?v6055+gcups.bugs
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.cups.org/str.php?L3200
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:073
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1595.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37048
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-906-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0173
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://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530111
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11183
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00332.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List

44 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

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

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-416

Affected Vendors

debian canonical apple fedoraproject redhat

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