| Release Date | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Severity | Medium |
| Impact | Denial of service |
| Description | This indicates an attack attempt against a denial-of-service vulnerability in Apple CUPS.
The vulnerability is caused by an error when the vulnerable software handles malformed attributes. It allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via sending a crafted IPP request. |
| Affected Products | CUPS 1.1.17
CUPS 1.1.23
CUPS 1.3.6
CUPS 1.3.7
CUPS 1.3.8
CUPS 1.3.9 |
| Recommended Actions | Upgrade to the latest version CUPS 1.3.10 |
| Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) | http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2009-0949
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| Reference/s | http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35169 (BugTraq)
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