CRITICAL
cups: cupsd memory corruption vulnerability
Published Nov 5, 2010
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 6.42%
Description
ipp.c in cupsd in CUPS 1.4.4 and earlier does not properly allocate memory for attribute values with invalid string data types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted IPP request.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- ≤ 1.4.4
- < 10.5.8
- ≥ 10.6.0 · ≤ 10.6.4
- < 10.5.8
- ≥ 10.6.0 · ≤ 10.6.4
Configuration 2
OR
- 12
- 13
- 14
Configuration 3
OR
- 6.06
- 8.04
- 9.10
- 10.04
- 10.10
Configuration 4
- 5.0
Configuration 5
OR
- 11.1
- 11.2
- 11.3
- 10.0
- 11.0
- 11.0
- 9
Configuration 6
OR
- 5.0
- 6.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
cups-1:1.3.7-18.el5_5.8
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0811
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
cups-1:1.4.2-35.el6_0.1
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0866
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
cups
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | cups-1:1.3.7-18.el5_5.8 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0811 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | cups-1:1.4.2-35.el6_0.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0866 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | 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.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
6.42% 0.06418
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06418
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 | 6.42% (0.06418) | 93.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.47% (0.06470) | 92.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 21.35% (0.21353) | 95.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 14, 2025 | 26.54% (0.26536) | 96.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 27.68% (0.27685) | 96.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 35.53% (0.35527) | 95.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 27.68% (0.27685) | 96.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 97.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 69.07% (0.69074) | 97.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 4, 2023 | 95.15% (0.95152) | 99.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 95.19% (0.95195) | 98.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.68% (0.07677) | 92.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 7.68% (0.07677) | 92.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.68% (0.07677) | 92.26th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.68% (0.07677) | 81.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (32)
- http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_mozilla_firefox x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing List
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050977.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAMailing List
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- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051301.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAMailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing List
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0811.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
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- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024662 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.468323 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREBroken Link
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- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:232 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:233 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:234 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link
- http://www.osvdb.org/68951 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0866.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
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- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1012-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2856 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3042 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3088 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0061 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-2010-2941 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=624438 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62882 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2941
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2941
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Nov 5, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 4, 2010
Link CVE-2010-2941
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a