CUPS: texttops unchecked memory allocation failure leading to NULL pointer dereference
Published Jun 21, 2010
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.13%
Description
The _WriteProlog function in texttops.c in texttops in the Text Filter subsystem in CUPS before 1.4.4 does not check the return values of certain calloc calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference or heap memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.4.3
- 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
- 1.3.9
- 1.3.10
- 1.3.11
- 1.4.0
- 1.4.1
- 1.4.2
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.65
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0490
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.32.el4_8.6
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0490
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
cups-1:1.3.7-18.el5_5.4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0490
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
cups
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.65 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0490 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.32.el4_8.6 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0490 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | cups-1:1.3.7-18.el5_5.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0490 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | cups | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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:M/Au:N/C:P/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 3, 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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 4.13% (0.04129) | 90.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.13% (0.04129) | 89.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.41% (0.04413) | 87.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.67% (0.07668) | 86.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.41% (0.04413) | 88.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.06% (0.01065) | 84.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 10, 2024 | 1.06% (0.01065) | 83.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.06% (0.01065) | 81.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.15% (0.06154) | 90.67th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.15% (0.06154) | 89.80th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.15% (0.06154) | 77.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://cups.org/articles.php?L596 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://cups.org/str.php?L3516 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://cups.org/strfiles/3516/str3516.patch x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43521 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024121 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:232 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:234 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40943 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0535 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0542 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=587746 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0542
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10365 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0542
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.