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CVE-2017-18248

medium

Description

The add_job function in scheduler/ipp.c in CUPS before 2.2.6, when D-Bus support is enabled, can be crashed by remote attackers by sending print jobs with an invalid username, related to a D-Bus notification.

References

https://github.com/apple/cups/releases/tag/v2.2.6

https://github.com/apple/cups/commit/49fa4983f25b64ec29d548ffa3b9782426007df3

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3713-1/

https://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=346

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00003.html

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00018.html

https://github.com/apple/cups/issues/5143

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2017-9379

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2018-03-26

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 3.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.02178