CVE-2010-0302

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 5, 2010 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:15 PM UTC
10 products affected across 4 vendorsmacOSFedoraUbuntu Linux

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

Use-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 before 1.4.4, when kqueue or epoll is used, 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. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2009-3553.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.4.4
Affected range stops below 1.4.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.5.810.6.0 ≤ v < 10.6.4
Affected range stops below 10.5.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.6.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.5.810.6.0 ≤ v < 10.6.4
Affected range stops below 10.5.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.6.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (18)

x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes
http://cups.org/articles.php?L596
x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes
http://cups.org/str.php?L3490
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38785
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38927
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38979
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/40220

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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