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CVE-2010-2941
ipp.c in cupsd in CUPS 1.4.4 and earlier does not properly allocate memory for attribute values with invalid string data types, which…
- 9.8CriticalCVSS base score
- 6.8%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 5.9% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
ipp.c in cupsd in CUPS 1.4.4 and earlier does not properly allocate memory for attribute values with invalid string data types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted IPP request.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 3 months later
· 3 months 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 | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.8% · top 5.9% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
29
- MDVSA-2010:234 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2010-3042 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- RHSA-2010:0811 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2010:0866 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_mozilla_firefox (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- MDVSA-2010:232 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2010-17615 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2010:023 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- ADV-2010-2856 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- DSA-2176 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 1024662 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2010-11-10-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 42867 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-201207-10 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- ADV-2011-0061 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- FEDORA-2010-17641 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- ADV-2011-0535 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- USN-1012-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- FEDORA-2010-17627 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2010:233 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 42287 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=624438 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- cups-cupsd-code-execution(62882) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 43521 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SSA:2010-333-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
- 68951 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 44530 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ADV-2010-3088 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_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-2010-2945 (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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