CVE-2008-0756 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the LPD server daemon by sending specific queue state commands, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-0756?
CVE-2008-0756 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Feb 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The LPD server in cyan soft Opium OPI Server 4.10.1028 and earlier; cyanPrintIP Easy OPI, Professional, and Basic 4.10.1030 and earlier; Workstation 4.10.836 and earlier; and Standard 4.10.940 and earlier; allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a connection that begins with (1) a "Send queue state" LPD command 3 or (2) a "Send queue state" LPD command 4.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0756?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Cyan Soft Cyanprintip Basic, Cyan Soft Cyanprintip Easy Opi, Cyan Soft Cyanprintip Professional, Cyan Soft Cyanprintip Standard, Cyan Soft Cyanprintip Workstation, Cyan Soft Opium4 Opi Server.
How do I fix CVE-2008-0756?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0756 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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-2008-0756 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-0756 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c879-cmwr-8qxc.