security flaw
Published Sep 1, 2004
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.97%
Description
Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 through 1.1.17 does not properly check the return values of various file and socket operations, which could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by causing file descriptors to be assigned and not released, as demonstrated by fanta.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 3
- 2.2
- 3.0
No data.
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:295
Red Hat Linux 8.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:295
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:295 |
| Red Hat Linux 8.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:295 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
YesTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Jan 25, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.97% (0.02974) | 86.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.97% (0.02974) | 85.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 24, 2026 | 7.33% (0.07332) | 91.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.92% (0.08919) | 91.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 17.36% (0.17364) | 91.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 8.92% (0.08919) | 91.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.59% (0.06593) | 90.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.82% (0.02820) | 90.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.76% (0.01763) | 88.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 21, 2024 | 1.40% (0.01398) | 85.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 9, 2023 | 3.30% (0.03302) | 90.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.90% (0.05898) | 92.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0117.html mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHBroken Link
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000702 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVABroken Link
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104032149026670&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing List
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-232 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.idefense.com/advisory/12.19.02.txt x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:001 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEBroken Link
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_002_cups.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-295.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6440 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-1372 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616893 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10912 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1372
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1372
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.