CVE-2015-1158 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can trigger memory corruption in CUPS via crafted IPP requests, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or 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-2015-1158?
CVE-2015-1158 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Jun 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The add_job function in scheduler/ipp.c in cupsd in CUPS before 2.0.3 performs incorrect free operations for multiple-value job-originating-host-name attributes, which allows remote attackers to trigger data corruption for reference-counted strings via a crafted (1) IPP_CREATE_JOB or (2) IPP_PRINT_JOB request, as demonstrated by replacing the configuration file and consequently executing arbitrary code.
Weakness: CWE-254
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1158?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cups Cups.
How do I fix CVE-2015-1158?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2015-1158 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-1158 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-1158, GHSA-f3f2-vc32-jrrx, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1158.