CVE-2003-0788 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via CPU exhaustion in the CUPS Internet Printing Protocol implementation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2003-0788?
CVE-2003-0788 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Nov 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unknown vulnerability in the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) implementation in CUPS before 1.1.19 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption from a "busy loop") via certain inputs to the IPP port (TCP 631).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0788?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Easy Software Products Cups.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0788?
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-2003-0788 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0788 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0788, GHSA-2wm5-fq39-m5x5.