Description
Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 through 1.1.17 allows remote attackers to add printers without authentication via a certain UDP packet, which can then be used to perform unauthorized activities such as stealing the local root certificate for the administration server via a "need authorization" page, as demonstrated by new-coke.
CVSS Metrics
- Vector
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- network
- Access Cmplx
- low
- Auth
- none
- Confidentiality
- complete
- Integrity
- complete
- Availability
- complete
- Weaknesses
- NVD-CWE-Other
Metadata
- Primary Vendor
- EASY_SOFTWARE_PRODUCTS
- Published
- 12/26/2002
- Last Modified
- 4/3/2025
- Source
- NIST NVD
- Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.
Affected Products
easy_software_products : cupseasy_software_products : cupseasy_software_products : cupseasy_software_products : cupseasy_software_products : cupseasy_software_products : cupseasy_software_products : cupseasy_software_products : cupseasy_software_products : cupseasy_software_products : cupseasy_software_products : cupseasy_software_products : cupseasy_software_products : cupsapple : mac_os_xapple : mac_os_x
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