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TI-2009-01135 Aliases CVE-2009-1196GHSA-f338-5f7m-892w

The directory-services functionality in the scheduler in CUPS 1.1.17 and 1.1.22 allows…

Priority LOW 28CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The directory-services functionality in the scheduler in CUPS 1.1.17 and 1.1.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (cupsd daemon outage or crash) via manipulations of the timing of CUPS browse packets, related to a "pointer use-after-delete flaw."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02609 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.17VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.22VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.17 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.22 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • 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

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 AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:1083
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1083
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-2009-1196
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f338-5f7m-892w

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2008-03486 The Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language (HPGL) filter in CUPS before 1.3.9 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2008-00044 Multiple buffer overflows in the HP-GL/2-to-PostScript filter in CUPS before 1.3.6 might… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-02026 CUPS before 1.1.21rc1 treats a Location directive in cupsd.conf as case sensitive, which… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2010-02814 ipp.c in cupsd in CUPS 1.4.4 and earlier does not properly allocate memory for attribute… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2009-00903 The ippReadIO function in cups/ipp.c in cupsd in CUPS before 1.3.10 does not properly… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2008-04935 The web interface (cgi-bin/admin.c) in CUPS before 1.3.8 uses the guest username when a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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