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TI-2005-02722 Aliases CVE-2005-2874GHSA-r8x3-vmcc-9q2g

The is_path_absolute function in scheduler/client.c for the daemon in CUPS before 1.1.23…

Priority LOW 28Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

The is_path_absolute function in scheduler/client.c for the daemon in CUPS before 1.1.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption by tight loop) via a "..\.." URL in an HTTP request.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02969 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 45

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.1VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.2VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.3VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.4VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.5VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.5_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.5_1VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.5_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.5_2VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.6VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.6_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.6_1VulnerableEasy Software Products
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CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.6_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.6_2VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.6_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.6_3VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.7VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.8VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.9VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.9_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.9_1VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.10VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.10_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.10_1VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.11VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.12VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.13VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.14VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.15VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.16VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.17VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.18VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.19VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.19_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.19_rc1VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.19_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.19_rc2VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.19_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.19_rc3VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.19_rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.19_rc4VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.19_rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.19_rc5VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.20VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.20_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.20_rc1VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.20_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.20_rc2VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.20_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.20_rc3VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.20_rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.20_rc4VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.20_rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.20_rc5VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.20_rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.20_rc6VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.21VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.21_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.21_rc1VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.21_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.21_rc2VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.22VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.22_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.22_rc1VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.22_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.22_rc2VulnerableEasy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.6_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.6_2 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.6_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.6_3 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.7 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.8 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.9 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.9_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.9_1 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.10 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.10_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.10_1 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.11 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.12 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.13 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.14 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.15 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.16 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.17 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.18 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.19 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.19_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.19_rc1 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.19_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.19_rc2 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.19_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.19_rc3 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.19_rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.19_rc4 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.19_rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.19_rc5 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.20 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.20_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.20_rc1 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.20_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.20_rc2 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.20_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.20_rc3 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.20_rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.20_rc4 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.20_rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.20_rc5 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.20_rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.20_rc6 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.21 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.21_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.21_rc1 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.21_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.21_rc2 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.22 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.22_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.22_rc1 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.22_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.22_rc2 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2005:772 Released 2005-09-27 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    cups security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.8, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.8.i386, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.8.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.8, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.8.i386, cups-devel-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.8 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.8, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.8.i386, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.8.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.8, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.8.i386, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.8.ia64 +6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:772
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:772
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:772
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:772

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2874
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r8x3-vmcc-9q2g

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 3

Other 2

  • TI-2007-05615 Integer underflow in the asn1_get_string function in the SNMP back end (backend/snmp.c)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2004-00806 Multiple integer overflows in xpdf 2.0 and 3.0, and other packages that use xpdf code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2002-01306 Multiple integer overflows in Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 through 1.1.17… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2002-01293 jobs.c in Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 through 1.1.17 does not properly use… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-00807 Multiple integer overflows in xpdf 3.0, and other packages that use xpdf code such as… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-00838 Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime on Mac OS 10.2.8 through 10.3.5 may allow… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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