Vulnerability Details : 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.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0596
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 12.13%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 95 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-0596
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-0596
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-0596
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27988
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:050
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0161.html
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0091
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-084.htm
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0091
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10857
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2283
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40842
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488966/100/0/threaded
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00000.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019497
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0153.html
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-098.htm
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
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Products affected by CVE-2008-0596
- cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*