CVE-2003-0195 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in CUPS by sending partial printing requests to the IPP port without timing out.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2003-0195?
CVE-2003-0195 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Slackware Slackware Linux, published on 5 Jun 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
CUPS before 1.1.19 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a partial printing request to the IPP port (631), which does not time out.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0195?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Slackware Slackware Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0195?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2003-0195 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-0195 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Slackware Slackware Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0195, DSA-317, GHSA-p8px-c24h-5p46.