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CVE-2008-0597

Publication date 26 February 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Use-after-free vulnerability in CUPS before 1.1.22, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted IPP packets.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
cupsys 7.10 gutsy
Not affected
7.04 feisty
Not affected
6.10 edgy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected

Notes

jdstrand

patched code doesn't exist in 1.2. Also 1.2 and higher uses cupsArrayRestore(), which uses similar checks as the patched code

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
cupsys