7.5
HIGH
CVE-2002-1372
CUPS Resource Exhaustion Vulnerability
Description

Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 through 1.1.17 does not properly check the return values of various file and socket operations, which could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by causing file descriptors to be assigned and not released, as demonstrated by fanta.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 26, 2002, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 21, 2024, 1:39 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2002-1372 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple cups
2 Apple mac_os_x
1 Debian debian_linux
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2002-1372 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0117.html No Types Assigned http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0117.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000702 No Types Assigned http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000702 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104032149026670&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104032149026670&w=2 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-232 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-232 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.idefense.com/advisory/12.19.02.txt Exploit, Vendor Advisory http://www.idefense.com/advisory/12.19.02.txt Broken Link, Exploit, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:001 No Types Assigned http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:001 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_002_cups.html No Types Assigned http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_002_cups.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-295.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-295.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6440 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6440 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10912 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10912 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CWE NIST CWE-252
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.0.4_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.4_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.4_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.4_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.1.14 up to (including) 1.1.17
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/10912 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10912 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=104032149026670&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104032149026670&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 01, 2004

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2002-1372 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2002-1372 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.76 }} 0.36%

score

0.88311

percentile

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