Critical 9.8Published Nov 5, 2010

CVE-2010-2941ipp.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-f…

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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.

CVSS: 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-416
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	through 1.4.4	NVD
apple mac_os_x apple:mac_os_x	before 10.5.8; from 10.6.0 through 10.6.4	NVD
apple mac_os_x_server apple:mac_os_x_server	before 10.5.8; from 10.6.0 through 10.6.4	NVD
fedoraproject fedora fedoraproject:fedora	12; 13; 14	NVD
canonical ubuntu_linux canonical:ubuntu_linux	6.06; 8.04; 9.10; 10.04; 10.10	NVD
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux	5.0	NVD
opensuse opensuse opensuse:opensuse	11.1; 11.2; 11.3	NVD
suse linux_enterprise suse:linux_enterprise	10.0; 11.0; 11.0	NVD
suse linux_enterprise_server suse:linux_enterprise_server	9	NVD
redhat enterprise_linux redhat:enterprise_linux	5.0; 6.0	NVD
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References

References

http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_mozilla_firefox	broken-link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html	mailing-list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050977.html	mailing-list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051277.html	mailing-list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051301.html	mailing-list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00000.html	mailing-list
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0811.html	third-party-advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42287	broken-link
http://secunia.com/advisories/42867	broken-link
http://secunia.com/advisories/43521	broken-link
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