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CVE-2010-2941 Detail

Description

ipp.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.


Severity



CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  9.8 CRITICAL
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H


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Hyperlink Resource
http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_mozilla_firefox Broken Link 
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html Mailing List 
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050977.html Mailing List 
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051277.html Mailing List 
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051301.html Mailing List 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00000.html Mailing List 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0811.html Third Party Advisory 
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml Third Party Advisory 
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024662 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.468323 Broken Link 
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 Broken Link 
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:232 Broken Link 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:233 Broken Link 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:234 Broken Link 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0866.html Broken Link 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44530 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1012-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2856 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3042 Broken Link 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3088 Broken Link 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0061 Broken Link 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0535 Broken Link 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=624438 Issue Tracking  Patch 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62882 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-416 Use After Free cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-2941
NVD Published Date:
11/05/2010
NVD Last Modified:
02/02/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.