CVE-2008-5183 Null dereference in n/a
Local or remote attackers can crash the CUPS daemon by creating excessive RSS subscriptions, 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
- Available
What is CVE-2008-5183?
CVE-2008-5183 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Cups, published on 21 Nov 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5183?
It affects 5 products.
Linux distribution packages (12)
cups Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3 |
cups-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3 |
cups-libs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3 |
cups-lpd Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3 |
cups Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3 |
cups-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3 |
cups-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3 |
cups Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3 |
cups-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3 |
cups-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3 |
cups-libs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3 |
cups-lpd Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3 |
Products include Apple Cups, Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server, Debian Debian Linux, Opensuse Opensuse.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5183?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2008-5183 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-5183 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Cups
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5183, GHSA-9pqm-v858-jg26, RHSA-2008:1029.