cups: Use-after-free (crash) due improper reference counting in abstract file descriptors handling interface
Published Nov 20, 2009
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.91%
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the abstract file-descriptor handling interface in the cupsdDoSelect function in scheduler/select.c in the scheduler in cupsd in CUPS 1.3.7 and 1.3.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash or hang) via a client disconnection during listing of a large number of print jobs, related to improperly maintaining a reference count. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
- 10
Configuration 3
- 6.06
- 8.04
- 8.10
- 9.04
- 9.10
Configuration 4
- 5.0
Configuration 5
- 5.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
cups-1:1.3.7-11.el5_4.4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1595
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | cups-1:1.3.7-11.el5_4.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1595 |
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.
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 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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.91% (0.03913) | 89.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.91% (0.03913) | 88.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.85% (0.09847) | 92.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 17.09% (0.17085) | 91.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 9.85% (0.09847) | 92.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 6.74% (0.06737) | 93.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 8.45% (0.08447) | 93.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 15.65% (0.15651) | 95.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 12.87% (0.12873) | 94.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 88.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 87.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 86.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 70.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (25)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jan/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37360 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37364 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38241 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43521 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-275230-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTBroken Link
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4004 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php/newsgroups.php?v5994+gcups.bugs x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php/newsgroups.php?v5996+gcups.bugs x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php/newsgroups.php?v6055+gcups.bugs x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.cups.org/str.php?L3200 x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANMailing List
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:073 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1595.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37048 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-906-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0173 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-2009-3553 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530111 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3553
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11183 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3553
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00332.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAMailing List
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