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 before 1.4.4, when kqueue or epoll is used, 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. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2009-3553.
This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 10 products from apple, from apple, from apple and 7 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Documented in 2010, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.
2010-03-05T19:30:00.437
2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Deferred
CVSSv3.1: 7.5 (HIGH)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
8.6
2.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | apple | cups | < 1.4.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | apple | mac_os_x | < 10.5.8 | Yes |
| Operating System | apple | mac_os_x | < 10.6.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | apple | mac_os_x_server | < 10.5.8 | Yes |
| Operating System | apple | mac_os_x_server | < 10.6.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | fedoraproject | fedora | 11 | Yes |
| Operating System | canonical | ubuntu_linux | 6.06 | Yes |
| Operating System | canonical | ubuntu_linux | 8.04 | Yes |
| Operating System | canonical | ubuntu_linux | 8.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | canonical | ubuntu_linux | 9.04 | Yes |
| Operating System | canonical | ubuntu_linux | 9.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | redhat | enterprise_linux | 5.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 5.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | redhat | enterprise_linux_eus | 5.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 5.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 5.0 | Yes |
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