Description
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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-2176-1 | cups security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2010-2441 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T02:32:16.428Z
Reserved: 2010-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2010-2432
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Status : Modified
Published: 2010-06-22T20:30:01.790
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2010-2432
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DSA
EUVD