CVE-2008-0596
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Memory leak in CUPS before 1.1.22, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and daemon crash) via a large number of requests to add and remove shared printers.
Find out more about CVE-2008-0596 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 3.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Adjacent Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (cups) | RHSA-2008:0161 | 2008-02-25 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (cups) | RHSA-2008:0153 | 2008-02-25 |
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