High 7.5Published Dec 26, 2002

CVE-2002-1372Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 through 1.1.17 does not properly check the return values of various file and socket operations, which could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of serv…

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Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 through 1.1.17 does not properly check the return values of various file and socket operations, which could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by causing file descriptors to be assigned and not released, as demonstrated by fanta.

CVSS: 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-252
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

apple cups apple:cups	from 1.1.14 through 1.1.17	NVD
apple mac_os_x apple:mac_os_x	10.2; 10.2.2	NVD
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux	2.2; 3.0	NVD

References

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0117.html	broken-link
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000702	broken-link
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104032149026670&w=2	mailing-list
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-232	third-party-advisory
http://www.idefense.com/advisory/12.19.02.txt	broken-link, exploit, vendor-advisory
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:001	broken-link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_002_cups.html	broken-link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-295.html	broken-link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6440	broken-link, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10912	third-party-advisory, vdb-entry

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