Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | CVE-2008-5183 | First vendor Publication | 2008-11-20 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2024-11-21 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | 7.5 | ||
| Base Score | 7.5 | Environmental Score | 7.5 |
| impact SubScore | 3.6 | Temporal Score | 7.5 |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | 3.9 | ||
| Attack Vector | Network | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None | User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged | Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None | Availability Impact | High |
| Calculate full CVSS 3.0 Vectors scores | |||
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | |||
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| Cvss Base Score | 4.3 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 2.9 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 8.6 | Authentication | None Required |
| Calculate full CVSS 2.0 Vectors scores | |||
Detail
| cupsd in CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by adding a large number of RSS Subscriptions, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference. NOTE: this issue can be triggered remotely by leveraging CVE-2008-5184. |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5183 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-476 | NULL Pointer Dereference |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10586 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10586 | ||
| Title: | cupsd in CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by adding a large number of RSS Subscriptions, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference. NOTE: this issue can be triggered remotely by leveraging CVE-2008-5184. | ||
| Description: | cupsd in CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by adding a large number of RSS Subscriptions, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference. NOTE: this issue can be triggered remotely by leveraging CVE-2008-5184. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2008-5183 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 Oracle Linux 5 | Product(s): | |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22728 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22728 | ||
| Title: | ELSA-2008:1029: cups security update (Moderate) | ||
| Description: | cupsd in CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by adding a large number of RSS Subscriptions, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference. NOTE: this issue can be triggered remotely by leveraging CVE-2008-5184. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | ELSA-2008:1029-01 CVE-2008-5183 | Version: | 6 |
| Platform(s): | Oracle Linux 5 | Product(s): | cups |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:29137 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:29137 | ||
| Title: | RHSA-2008:1029 -- cups security update (Moderate) | ||
| Description: | Updated cups packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | RHSA-2008:1029 CESA-2008:1029-CentOS 5 CVE-2008-5183 | Version: | 3 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 | Product(s): | cups |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2011-03-09 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 2176-1 (cups) File : nvt/deb_2176_1.nasl |
| 2010-05-12 | Name : Mac OS X Security Update 2009-001 File : nvt/macosx_secupd_2009-001.nasl |
| 2009-12-10 | Name : Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-11062 (cups) File : nvt/fcore_2009_11062.nasl |
| 2009-12-10 | Name : Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-12652 (cups) File : nvt/fcore_2009_12652.nasl |
| 2009-11-17 | Name : Mac OS X Version File : nvt/macosx_version.nasl |
| 2009-06-05 | Name : Ubuntu USN-707-1 (cupsys) File : nvt/ubuntu_707_1.nasl |
| 2009-04-28 | Name : Fedora Core 9 FEDORA-2009-3753 (cups) File : nvt/fcore_2009_3753.nasl |
| 2009-04-28 | Name : Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-3769 (cups) File : nvt/fcore_2009_3769.nasl |
| 2009-03-06 | Name : RedHat Update for cups RHSA-2008:1029-01 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2008_1029-01_cups.nasl |
| 2009-02-16 | Name : Fedora Update for cups FEDORA-2008-10895 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_10895_cups_fc10.nasl |
| 2009-02-16 | Name : Fedora Update for cups FEDORA-2008-10911 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_10911_cups_fc8.nasl |
| 2009-02-16 | Name : Fedora Update for cups FEDORA-2008-10917 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_10917_cups_fc9.nasl |
| 2008-11-26 | Name : CUPS Subscription Incorrectly uses Guest Account DoS Vulnerability File : nvt/gb_cups_guest_acc_dos_vuln.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 50351 | CUPS cupsd RSS Subscription Saturation NULL Dereference DoS |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-1029.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-08-01 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20081215_cups_on_SL3_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-03-02 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-2176.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2010-01-06 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2008-1029.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-07-21 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_0_cups-081121.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2008-10895.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2009-028.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-707-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-02-13 | Name : The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update that fixes various security issues. File : macosx_SecUpd2009-001.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-12-16 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2008-1029.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-12-10 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2008-10911.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-12-10 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2008-10917.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Sources (Detail)
Alert History
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