CVE-2010-1748
The cgi_initialize_string function in cgi-bin/var.c in the web interface in CUPS before 1.4.4, as used on Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8, Mac OS X…
- 4.3MediumCVSS base score
- 6.5%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 6.2% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
The cgi_initialize_string function in cgi-bin/var.c in the web interface in CUPS before 1.4.4, as used on Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8, Mac OS X 10.6 before 10.6.4, and other platforms, does not properly handle parameter values containing a % (percent) character without two subsequent hex characters, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information from cupsd process memory via a crafted request, as demonstrated by the (1) /admin?OP=redirect&URL=% and (2) /admin?URL=/admin/&OP=% URIs.
Public exploit
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- CUPS 1.4.2 - Web Interface Information Disclosure (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 34152remote, linuxpublished 15 Jun 2010Verified
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Timeline
ID reserved
By apple
- 42 days later
· 42 days later
Published
- 14 years later
· 14 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.5% · top 6.2% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
15
- APPLE-SA-2010-06-15-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- MDVSA-2010:234 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- ADV-2010-1481 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://cups.org/articles.php?L596 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 40871 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- MDVSA-2010:232 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2010:023 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- DSA-2176 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4188 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-201207-10 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- ADV-2011-0535 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 40220 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://cups.org/str.php?L3577 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9723 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 43521 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2010-1768 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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