# CVE-2010-2941: Use after free in n/a > Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via crafted IPP requests due to improper memory allocation in CUPS. - **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Not needed - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 5 Nov 2010 - **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024 - **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2941, GHSA-pp56-6c5p-hfmv, RHSA-2010:0866 ## What is CVE-2010-2941? CVE-2010-2941 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Apple Cups, published on 5 Nov 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. ### Official description ipp.c in cupsd in CUPS 1.4.4 and earlier does not properly allocate memory for attribute values with invalid string data types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted IPP request. Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2941? It affects 13 products. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `cups` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 1:1.4.2-35.el6_0.1 | | `cups-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 1:1.4.2-35.el6_0.1 | | `cups-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 1:1.4.2-35.el6_0.1 | | `cups-libs` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 1:1.4.2-35.el6_0.1 | | `cups-lpd` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 1:1.4.2-35.el6_0.1 | | `cups-php` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 1:1.4.2-35.el6_0.1 | | `cups` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 1:1.4.2-35.el6_0.1 | | `cups-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 1:1.4.2-35.el6_0.1 | | `cups-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 1:1.4.2-35.el6_0.1 | | `cups-libs` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 1:1.4.2-35.el6_0.1 | | `cups-lpd` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 1:1.4.2-35.el6_0.1 | | `cups-php` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 1:1.4.2-35.el6_0.1 | | `cups` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 1:1.4.2-35.el6_0.1 | | `cups-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 1:1.4.2-35.el6_0.1 | | `cups-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 1:1.4.2-35.el6_0.1 | | `cups-libs` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 1:1.4.2-35.el6_0.1 | | `cups-lpd` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 1:1.4.2-35.el6_0.1 | | `cups-php` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 1:1.4.2-35.el6_0.1 | | `cups` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 1:1.4.2-35.el6_0.1 | | `cups-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 1:1.4.2-35.el6_0.1 | | `cups-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 1:1.4.2-35.el6_0.1 | | `cups-libs` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 1:1.4.2-35.el6_0.1 | | `cups-lpd` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 1:1.4.2-35.el6_0.1 | | `cups-php` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 1:1.4.2-35.el6_0.1 | Products: Apple Cups, Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Opensuse Opensuse, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation, Suse Linux Enterprise, Suse Linux Enterprise Server. ## How do I fix CVE-2010-2941? Apply the vendor's patch. ## Is CVE-2010-2941 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2941 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Apple Cups - [CVE-2008-5184](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5184/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (critical 10.0) - [CVE-2008-3641](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3641/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0) - [CVE-2008-0053](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0053/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0) - [CVE-2012-6094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6094/): Missing authorization in cups (critical 9.8) - [CVE-2004-2154](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2154/): Security feature bypass in n/a (critical 9.8) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2010-2941 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2010-2941 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Apple Cups, published on 5 Nov 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2941 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Apple Cups. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2941/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2941/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2941 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2941 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-2941 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2941/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.