CVE-2010-2941

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-2941
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-11-05 17:00:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionipp.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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-416 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary9.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apple Cups All All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server All All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server All All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 10.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 10.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 6.06 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 9.10 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 5.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 12 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 13 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 14 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 11.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 11.2 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 11.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5.0 All All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise 10.0 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise 11.0 - All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise 11.0 sp1 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 9 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 14 Update: cups-1.4.4-11.fc14 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 13 Update: cups-1.4.4-11.fc13 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List
CUPS Server 'cups/ipp.c' Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
About the security content of Mac OS X v10.6.5 and Security Update 2010-007 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Broken Link
APPLE-SA-2010-11-10-1 Mac OS X v10.6.5 and Security Update 2010-007 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 slackware.com Broken Link
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
Debian update for cups - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blogs.sun.com Broken Link
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2010:232 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Broken Link
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2176-1 cups af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
USN-1012-1: CUPS vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- CUPS: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 12 Update: cups-1.4.4-11.fc12 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2010:233 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Broken Link
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2010:023 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List
SecurityTracker.com Archives - CUPS IPP Request Processing Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.osvdb.org/68951 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org Broken Link
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2010:234 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Broken Link
Oracle Solaris Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
624438 – (CVE-2010-2941) CVE-2010-2941 cups: cupsd memory corruption vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch
Fedora update for cups - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
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