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CUPS Subscription Incorrectly uses Guest Account DoS Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
10.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host is running CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System) Service, which is prone to Denial of Service Vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to error in web interface (cgi-bin/admin.c), which uses the guest username when a user is not logged on to the web server. This leads to CSRF attacks with the add/cancel RSS subscription functions.
Affected Software
Affected Software
CUPS Versions prior to 1.3.8 on Linux.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to CUPS Version 1.3.8 or later.