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TI-2008-04934 Aliases CVE-2008-5183GHSA-9pqm-v858-jg26

cupsd in CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to…

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-476Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.

Summary

cupsd in CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by adding a large number of RSS Subscriptions, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference. NOTE: this issue can be triggered remotely by leveraging CVE-2008-5184.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0921 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
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 · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.3.9VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 10.5.6VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 10.5.6VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.3.9 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.5.6 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.5.6 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2008:1029 Released 2008-12-15 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    cups security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) cups-1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3, cups-1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.i386, cups-1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.ia64 +13
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) cups-1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3, cups-1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.i386, cups-libs-1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) cups-1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3, cups-devel-1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3, cups-devel-1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3.i386

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2008:1029
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:1029
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:1029

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5183
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9pqm-v858-jg26

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 6

Other 9

Sources

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