cups: insufficient checking of the HTTP Host: header
Published Apr 24, 2009
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.91%
Description
The web interface for CUPS before 1.3.10 does not validate the HTTP Host header in a client request, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct DNS rebinding attacks.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.3.9
- 1.1
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.4
- 1.1.5
- 1.1.5-1
- 1.1.5-2
- 1.1.6
- 1.1.6-1
- 1.1.6-2
- 1.1.6-3
- 1.1.7
- 1.1.8
- 1.1.9
- 1.1.9-1
- 1.1.10
- 1.1.10-1
- 1.1.11
- 1.1.12
- 1.1.13
- 1.1.14
- 1.1.15
- 1.1.16
- 1.1.17
- 1.1.18
- 1.1.19
- 1.1.19
- 1.1.19
- 1.1.19
- 1.1.19
- 1.1.19
- 1.1.20
- 1.1.20
- 1.1.20
- 1.1.20
- 1.1.20
- 1.1.20
- 1.1.20
- 1.1.21
- 1.1.21
- 1.1.21
- 1.1.22
- 1.1.22
- 1.1.22
- 1.1.23
- 1.1.23
- 1.2
- 1.2
- 1.2
- 1.2
- 1.2
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.3
- 1.2.4
- 1.2.5
- 1.2.6
- 1.2.7
- 1.2.8
- 1.2.9
- 1.2.10
- 1.2.11
- 1.2.12
- 1.3
- 1.3
- 1.3
- 1.3.0
- 1.3.1
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.3
- 1.3.4
- 1.3.5
- 1.3.6
- 1.3.7
- 1.3.8
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
cups
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
cups
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
cups
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | cups | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | cups | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | cups | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact. The risks associated with fixing this bug are greater than the security risk. We therefore have no plans to fix this flaw in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.91% (0.02907) | 86.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.91% (0.02907) | 85.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 12, 2026 | 4.19% (0.04186) | 88.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 7, 2026 | 5.72% (0.05721) | 90.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.05% (0.04048) | 87.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.78% (0.09783) | 88.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.05% (0.04048) | 87.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.98% (0.00979) | 84.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 0.98% (0.00979) | 83.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.98% (0.00979) | 81.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (16)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=263070 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35074 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-20.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0061 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L582 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.cups.org/str.php?L3118 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502750/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34665 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0164 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=490597 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0164
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0164
Change history (0)
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