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CVE-2009-3553

Use-after-free vulnerability in the abstract file-descriptor handling interface in the cupsdDoSelect function in schedul

Use-after-free vulnerability in the abstract file-descriptor handling interface in the cupsdDoSelect function in scheduler/select.c in the scheduler in cupsd in CUPS 1.3.7 and 1.3.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash or hang) via a client disconnection during listing of a large number of print jobs, related to improperly maintaining a reference count. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.09847
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  • EPSS percentile: top 7% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-416Use After Free
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Affected Products & Versions

9
apple cupsall versions
apple mac os x< 10.5.8
apple mac os x>= 10.6.0 and < 10.6.2
apple mac os x server< 10.5.8
apple mac os x server>= 10.6.0 and < 10.6.2
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
debian linuxall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD20 Nov 2009 · 02:30 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

4
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10075-1
usnUSN-906-1
rhsaRHSA-2010:0129Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2009:1595Moderate
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References & Sources

22
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jan/msg00000.htmlMailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/37360Broken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37364Broken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38241Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/43521Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xmlThird Party Advisory
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