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TI-2009-00903 Aliases CVE-2009-0949GHSA-m37g-v637-95q3

The ippReadIO function in cups/ipp.c in cupsd in CUPS before 1.3.10 does not properly…

Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-908Published · 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-908 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The ippReadIO function in cups/ipp.c in cupsd in CUPS before 1.3.10 does not properly initialize memory for IPP request packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a scheduler request with two consecutive IPP_TAG_UNSUPPORTED tags.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.19633 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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 · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.3.10VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.06VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*8.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableDebian
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:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0.0 to before 10.4.11; 10.5.0 to before 10.5.8VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0.0 to before 10.4.11; 10.5.0 to before 10.5.8VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.3.10 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.06 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 8.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • 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
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0.0 to before 10.4.11; 10.5.0 to before 10.5.8 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0.0 to before 10.4.11; 10.5.0 to before 10.5.8 Vulnerable ·Apple
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.3VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:9.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:10.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.3 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:9.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:10.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2009:1083 Released 2009-06-03 · Red Hat rating Important
    cups security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.62, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.62.i386, cups-devel-1:1.1.17-13.3.62 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.62, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.62.i386, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.62.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.32.el4_8.3, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.32.el4_8.3.i386, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.32.el4_8.3.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.32.el4_8.3, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.32.el4_8.3.i386, cups-devel-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.32.el4_8.3 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.62, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.62.i386, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.62.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.32.el4_8.3, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.32.el4_8.3.i386, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.32.el4_8.3.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.62, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.62.i386, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.62.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.32.el4_8.3, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.32.el4_8.3.i386, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.32.el4_8.3.ia64 +6
  • RHSA-2009:1082 Released 2009-06-03 · Red Hat rating Important
    cups security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) cups-1:1.3.7-8.el5_3.6, cups-1:1.3.7-8.el5_3.6.i386, cups-1:1.3.7-8.el5_3.6.ia64 +13
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) cups-1:1.3.7-8.el5_3.6, cups-1:1.3.7-8.el5_3.6.i386, cups-libs-1:1.3.7-8.el5_3.6 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) cups-1:1.3.7-8.el5_3.6, cups-devel-1:1.3.7-8.el5_3.6, cups-devel-1:1.3.7-8.el5_3.6.i386

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:1083
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2009:1082
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:1083
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1083
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:1082
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:1082
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1083
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:1083
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1083
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:1083
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1083

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0949
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m37g-v637-95q3

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 7

Other 2

Sources

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