APP: CUPS cups/ipp.c NULL Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against CUPS. A successful attack can result in a denial-of-service condition.
Extended Description
CUPS is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability because of a NULL-pointer dereference that occurs when processing two consecutive IPP_TAG_UNSUPPORTED tags in specially crafted IPP (Internet Printing Protocal) packets. An attacker can exploit this issue to crash the affected application, denying service to legitimate users.
Affected Products
Apple mac_os_x
Short Name
APP:CUPS:IPP-NULL-PTR-DOS
Severity
Minor
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
APP
Keywords
CUPS CVE-2009-0949 Denial Dereference NULL Of Pointer Service bid:35169 cups/ipp.c
Release Date
10/31/2012
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3336
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Red_hat
Suse
Apple
Avaya
Easy_software_products
Ubuntu
Mandriva
Debian
CVSS Score
5.0