CVE-2008-0596

Memory leak in CUPS before 1.1.22, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and daemon crash) via a large number of requests to add and remove shared printers.

🔗 References (42)

• secalert@redhathttp://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
• secalert@redhathttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
• secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00000.html
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/29087
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/29189
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/29251
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/29420
• secalert@redhathttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-084.htm
• secalert@redhathttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-098.htm
• secalert@redhathttp://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0091
• secalert@redhathttp://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0091
• secalert@redhathttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:050
• secalert@redhathttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0153.html
• secalert@redhathttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0161.html
• secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488966/100/0/threaded