HIGH
cups: DoS (daemon crash) caused by the large number of subscriptions
Published Nov 21, 2008
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 9.21%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
OR
- < 10.5.6
- < 10.5.6
Configuration 4
OR
- 5.0
- 6.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
cups-1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3
Fixed · RHSA-2008:1029
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | cups-1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:1029 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
9.21% 0.09210
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.09210
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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 9.21% (0.09210) | 95.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9.21% (0.09210) | 94.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 18, 2026 | 4.64% (0.04639) | 89.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.97% (0.01973) | 81.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 81.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.97% (0.01973) | 82.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.04% (0.03036) | 91.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 7, 2024 | 3.04% (0.03036) | 91.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 3.20% (0.03197) | 91.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 3.34% (0.03337) | 90.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 0.66% (0.00662) | 76.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 9, 2023 | 0.47% (0.00467) | 71.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00232) | 59.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.70% (0.03702) | 85.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.70% (0.03702) | 83.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.70% (0.03702) | 66.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (25)
- http://lab.gnucitizen.org/projects/cups-0day x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33937 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43521 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/pwning-ubuntu-via-cups/ x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:028 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/19/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/19/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/20/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing List
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1029.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32419 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021396 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0535 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5183 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/298241 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=473901 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46684 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5183
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10586 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5183
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7150 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner canonical
Published Nov 21, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 20, 2008
Link CVE-2008-5183
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a