CVE-2009-3553

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-3553
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-11-20 02:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionUse-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-416 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apple Cups 1.3.10 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.3.7 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
About Security Update 2010-001 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
Red Hat update for cups - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
CUPS "cupsdDoSelect()" Denial of Service Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com Broken Link
Debian update for cups - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
[SECURITY] Fedora 10 Update: cups-1.3.11-4.fc10 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Mailing List
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2176-1 cups af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Mailing List
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- CUPS: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
A misbehaving client can *crush* the scheduler · Issue #3200 · apple/cups · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.cups.org Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Page Has Moved - CUPS.org af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.cups.org Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
530111 – (CVE-2009-3553) CVE-2009-3553 cups: Use-after-free (crash) due improper reference counting in abstract file descriptors handling interface af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
CUPS File Descriptors Handling Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Page Has Moved - CUPS.org af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.cups.org Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2010-01-19-1 Security Update 2010-001 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List
Page Has Moved - CUPS.org af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.cups.org Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
USN-906-1: CUPS vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2010:073 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Broken Link
Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Broken Link
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
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