CVE-2010-2941

Description

ipp.c in cupsd in CUPS 1.4.4 and earlier does not properly allocate memory for attribute values with invalid string data types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted IPP request.

Affected Platforms

Weakness Type

CWE-416

References

• http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_mozilla_firefox
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050977.h…
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051277.h…
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051301.h…
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00000.html