CVE-2008-0596

cups: memory leak handling IPP browse requests

Severity Score

5.0

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Memory leak in CUPS before 1.1.22, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and daemon crash) via a large number of requests to add and remove shared printers.

Fuga de memoria en CUPS versiones anteriores a 1.1.22 y posiblemente otras versiones, permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (consumo de memoria y caída del demonio) a través de un gran número de peticiones para añadir y eliminar impresoras compartidas.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2008-02-05 CVE Reserved
2008-02-26 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2024-10-15 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-399: Resource Management Errors
CWE-401: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

CAPEC

References (23)

URL	Tag	Source
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562	X_refsource_confirm
http://secunia.com/advisories/29189	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29251	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420	Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-084.htm	X_refsource_confirm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-098.htm	X_refsource_confirm
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0091	X_refsource_confirm
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0091	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488966/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27988	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019497	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40842	Vdb Entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2283	X_refsource_confirm
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10857	Signature

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html	2023-02-13
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00000.html	2023-02-13
http://secunia.com/advisories/29087	2023-02-13
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:050	2023-02-13
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0153.html	2023-02-13
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0161.html	2023-02-13
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-0596	2008-02-25
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433825	2008-02-25

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Easy Software Products Search vendor "Easy Software Products"	Cups Search vendor "Easy Software Products" for product "Cups"	1.1.17 Search vendor "Easy Software Products" for product "Cups" and version "1.1.17"	-	Affected	in	Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"	Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Desktop"	3.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Desktop" and version "3.0"	-	Safe
Easy Software Products Search vendor "Easy Software Products"	Cups Search vendor "Easy Software Products" for product "Cups"	1.1.17 Search vendor "Easy Software Products" for product "Cups" and version "1.1.17"	-	Affected	in	Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"	Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Desktop"	4.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Desktop" and version "4.0"	-	Safe
Easy Software Products Search vendor "Easy Software Products"	Cups Search vendor "Easy Software Products" for product "Cups"	1.1.17 Search vendor "Easy Software Products" for product "Cups" and version "1.1.17"	-	Affected	in	Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"	Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"	as_3 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "as_3"	-	Safe
Easy Software Products Search vendor "Easy Software Products"	Cups Search vendor "Easy Software Products" for product "Cups"	1.1.17 Search vendor "Easy Software Products" for product "Cups" and version "1.1.17"	-	Affected	in	Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"	Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"	as_4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "as_4"	-	Safe
Easy Software Products Search vendor "Easy Software Products"	Cups Search vendor "Easy Software Products" for product "Cups"	1.1.17 Search vendor "Easy Software Products" for product "Cups" and version "1.1.17"	-	Affected	in	Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"	Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"	es_3 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "es_3"	-	Safe
Easy Software Products Search vendor "Easy Software Products"	Cups Search vendor "Easy Software Products" for product "Cups"	1.1.17 Search vendor "Easy Software Products" for product "Cups" and version "1.1.17"	-	Affected	in	Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"	Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"	es_4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "es_4"	-	Safe
Easy Software Products Search vendor "Easy Software Products"	Cups Search vendor "Easy Software Products" for product "Cups"	1.1.17 Search vendor "Easy Software Products" for product "Cups" and version "1.1.17"	-	Affected	in	Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"	Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"	ws_3 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "ws_3"	-	Safe
Easy Software Products Search vendor "Easy Software Products"	Cups Search vendor "Easy Software Products" for product "Cups"	1.1.17 Search vendor "Easy Software Products" for product "Cups" and version "1.1.17"	-	Affected	in	Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"	Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"	ws_4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "ws_4"	-	Safe
Easy Software Products Search vendor "Easy Software Products"	Cups Search vendor "Easy Software Products" for product "Cups"	1.1.22 Search vendor "Easy Software Products" for product "Cups" and version "1.1.22"	-	Affected	in	Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"	Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Desktop"	3.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Desktop" and version "3.0"	-	Safe
Easy Software Products Search vendor "Easy Software Products"	Cups Search vendor "Easy Software Products" for product "Cups"	1.1.22 Search vendor "Easy Software Products" for product "Cups" and version "1.1.22"	-	Affected	in	Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"	Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Desktop"	4.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Desktop" and version "4.0"	-	Safe
Easy Software Products Search vendor "Easy Software Products"	Cups Search vendor "Easy Software Products" for product "Cups"	1.1.22 Search vendor "Easy Software Products" for product "Cups" and version "1.1.22"	-	Affected	in	Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"	Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"	as_3 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "as_3"	-	Safe
Easy Software Products Search vendor "Easy Software Products"	Cups Search vendor "Easy Software Products" for product "Cups"	1.1.22 Search vendor "Easy Software Products" for product "Cups" and version "1.1.22"	-	Affected	in	Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"	Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"	as_4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "as_4"	-	Safe
Easy Software Products Search vendor "Easy Software Products"	Cups Search vendor "Easy Software Products" for product "Cups"	1.1.22 Search vendor "Easy Software Products" for product "Cups" and version "1.1.22"	-	Affected	in	Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"	Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"	es_3 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "es_3"	-	Safe
Easy Software Products Search vendor "Easy Software Products"	Cups Search vendor "Easy Software Products" for product "Cups"	1.1.22 Search vendor "Easy Software Products" for product "Cups" and version "1.1.22"	-	Affected	in	Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"	Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"	es_4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "es_4"	-	Safe
Easy Software Products Search vendor "Easy Software Products"	Cups Search vendor "Easy Software Products" for product "Cups"	1.1.22 Search vendor "Easy Software Products" for product "Cups" and version "1.1.22"	-	Affected	in	Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"	Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"	ws_3 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "ws_3"	-	Safe
Easy Software Products Search vendor "Easy Software Products"	Cups Search vendor "Easy Software Products" for product "Cups"	1.1.22 Search vendor "Easy Software Products" for product "Cups" and version "1.1.22"	-	Affected	in	Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"	Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"	ws_4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "ws_4"	-	Safe