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CVE-2010-0542 json

The _WriteProlog function in texttops.c in texttops in the Text Filter subsystem in CUPS before 1.4.4 does not check the return values of c…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-0573

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.1%
EPSS 4.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The _WriteProlog function in texttops.c in texttops in the Text Filter subsystem in CUPS before 1.4.4 does not check the return values of certain calloc calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference or heap memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.

Patch / fix

  • cups Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.4.4-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0542

  • cups RHEL 3 1:1.1.17-13.3.65
  • cups RHEL 4 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.32.el4_8.6
  • cups RHEL 5 1:1.3.7-18.el5_5.4
  • cups-lpd RHEL 5 1:1.3.7-18.el5_5.4
  • cups-libs RHEL 3 1:1.1.17-13.3.65
  • cups-libs RHEL 4 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.32.el4_8.6
  • cups-libs RHEL 5 1:1.3.7-18.el5_5.4

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0490

  • cups openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.1.3-2.3

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10075-1

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2010-0542 updated cvss 5.8

CUPS: texttops unchecked memory allocation failure leading to NULL pointer dereference

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 cups 1.1.17-13.3.65, cups-libs 1.1.17-13.3.65 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) cups 1.3.7-18.el5_5.4, cups-lpd 1.3.7-18.el5_5.4, cups-libs 1.3.7-18.el5_5.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 cups 1.1.17-13.3.65, cups-libs 1.1.17-13.3.65 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 cups 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.32.el4_8.6, cups-libs 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.32.el4_8.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) cups 1.3.7-18.el5_5.4, cups-lpd 1.3.7-18.el5_5.4, cups-libs 1.3.7-18.el5_5.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 cups 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.32.el4_8.6, cups-libs 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.32.el4_8.6
    +5 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) cups 1.3.7-18.el5_5.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 cups 1.1.17-13.3.65, cups-libs 1.1.17-13.3.65 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 cups 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.32.el4_8.6, cups-libs 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.32.el4_8.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 cups 1.1.17-13.3.65, cups-libs 1.1.17-13.3.65 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 cups 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.32.el4_8.6, cups-libs 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.32.el4_8.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0490
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 cups, cups-lpd, cups-php, cups-libs
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

4.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

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