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), epss top5pct, public exploit)
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 9.2%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: Exploit-DB (verified) · epss top5pct · public exploitExposed services: Not assessed

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
7.5HIGHmedium confidence
EG Risk
64
EG Risk 64/100CISA SSVC

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%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
EPSS PROB
9.2%
EPSS %ILE
95th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track* or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.

Exploitation public PoC (EG-KEV: weaponized) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact partial (CVSS below 9.0). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

November 21, 2008

Last Modified

April 23, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated May 30, 2026
Patch available.
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
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About Secunia Research | Flexera

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

About Secunia Research | Flexera

http://secunia.com/advisories/33937

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFix (by version range) / 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 rangeFix by version rangeDependents
cups—
  • every version up to 1.3.9-13: fixed in 1.3.9-13
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Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
cups—
  • every version up to 1.3.9-13: fixed in 1.3.9-13
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Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
cups—
  • every version up to 1.3.9-13: fixed in 1.3.9-13
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Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
cups—
  • every version up to 1.3.9-13: fixed in 1.3.9-13
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Debian:5.0(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
cups1.3.8-1+lenny6, 1.3.8-1+lenny7, 1.3.8-1+lenny8, 1.3.8-1lenny4.1, 1.3.8-1lenny5
  • every version up to 1.3.8-1+lenny9: fixed in 1.3.8-1+lenny9
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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)

Public exploit code is referenced for this CVE (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-7150✓ verified

    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 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. EchelonGraph's EG-KEV model classifies it as weaponized: a functional public exploit exists. FIRST EPSS estimates a 9.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (95th percentile of EPSS-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?
A fix for CVE-2008-5183 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory.

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