CVE-2010-2432

Publication date 22 June 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

The cupsDoAuthentication function in auth.c in the client in CUPS before 1.4.4, when HAVE_GSSAPI is omitted, does not properly handle a demand for authorization, which allows remote CUPS servers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED responses.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package Ubuntu Release Status
cups 11.04 natty
Not affected
10.10 maverick
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
9.10 karmic
Not affected
9.04 jaunty
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
cupsys 11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life

Notes

mdeslaur

hardy and more recent are compiled with HAVE_GSSAPI support, so we’re not affected by this. Dapper doesn’t seem to bail out after a certain number of renegotiation attempts. This may be a problem, need to investigate.