CVE-2008-5183

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-17. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
7.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • Public exploit code is available (Exploit-DB (verified), public exploit)
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 9%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: Exploit-DB (verified) · public exploitExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EG Risk
64(Track)
EG Risk 64/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation65% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
9%
EPSS %ILE
95%
KEV
Not listed

Published

November 21, 2008

Last Modified

April 23, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated May 30, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

oss-security - CVE request: CUPS DoS via RSS subscriptions

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/19/3
generic

[SECURITY] [DSA 2176-1] cups security update

http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176
generic

About Secunia Research | Flexera

http://secunia.com/advisories/43521
generic

About Secunia Research | Flexera

http://secunia.com/advisories/33937

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntucupsys (1.3.7-1ubuntu3.3) @ hardy2026-05-30ubuntu
redhatcups-1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.32008-12-15redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(5 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
cups—1.3.9-13—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
cups—1.3.9-13—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
cups—1.3.9-13—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
cups—1.3.9-13—
Debian:5.0(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
cups1.3.8-1+lenny6, 1.3.8-1+lenny7, 1.3.8-1+lenny8, 1.3.8-1lenny4.1, 1.3.8-1lenny51.3.8-1+lenny9—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(2)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-7150✓ verified
    First seen Nov 18, 2008

    CUPS 1.3.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (Add RSS Subscription) Remote Crash

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2008-5183?
CVE-2008-5183 is a high vulnerability published on November 21, 2008. 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.
When was CVE-2008-5183 disclosed?
CVE-2008-5183 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 21, 2008, with the most recent update on April 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2008-5183 actively exploited?
CVE-2008-5183 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 5.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2008-5183?
CVE-2008-5183 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2008-5183?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2008-5183, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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