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TI-2007-03914 Aliases CVE-2007-4045GHSA-6rcr-7f7h-w6qx

The CUPS service, as used in SUSE Linux before 20070720 and other Linux distributions…

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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 CUPS service, as used in SUSE Linux before 20070720 and other Linux distributions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors related to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-0720 that introduced a different denial of service problem in SSL negotiation.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04595 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

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 · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.2.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7VulnerableFedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.2.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2007:1023 Released 2007-11-07 · Red Hat rating Important
    cups security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.46, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.46.i386, cups-devel-1:1.1.17-13.3.46 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.46, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.46.i386, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.46.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.46, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.46.i386, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.46.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.46, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.46.i386, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.46.ia64 +6
  • RHSA-2007:1022 Released 2007-11-07 · Red Hat rating Important
    cups security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_5.2, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_5.2.i386, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_5.2.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_5.2, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_5.2.i386, cups-devel-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_5.2 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_5.2, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_5.2.i386, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_5.2.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_5.2, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_5.2.i386, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_5.2.ia64 +6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2007:1023
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2007:1023
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:1022
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:1022
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2007:1023
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:1022
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2007:1023
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:1022

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-4045
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6rcr-7f7h-w6qx

References

Patch 2

Advisory 8

Sources

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