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.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cups | Apple | * | 1.4.3 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1 (including) | 1.1 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.1 (including) | 1.1.1 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.2 (including) | 1.1.2 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.3 (including) | 1.1.3 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.4 (including) | 1.1.4 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.5 (including) | 1.1.5 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.5-1 (including) | 1.1.5-1 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.5-2 (including) | 1.1.5-2 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.6 (including) | 1.1.6 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.6-1 (including) | 1.1.6-1 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.6-2 (including) | 1.1.6-2 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.6-3 (including) | 1.1.6-3 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.7 (including) | 1.1.7 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.8 (including) | 1.1.8 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.9 (including) | 1.1.9 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.9-1 (including) | 1.1.9-1 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.10 (including) | 1.1.10 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.10-1 (including) | 1.1.10-1 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.11 (including) | 1.1.11 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.12 (including) | 1.1.12 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.13 (including) | 1.1.13 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.14 (including) | 1.1.14 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.15 (including) | 1.1.15 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.16 (including) | 1.1.16 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.17 (including) | 1.1.17 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.18 (including) | 1.1.18 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.19 (including) | 1.1.19 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.19-rc1 (including) | 1.1.19-rc1 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.19-rc2 (including) | 1.1.19-rc2 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.19-rc3 (including) | 1.1.19-rc3 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.19-rc4 (including) | 1.1.19-rc4 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.19-rc5 (including) | 1.1.19-rc5 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.20 (including) | 1.1.20 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.20-rc1 (including) | 1.1.20-rc1 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.20-rc2 (including) | 1.1.20-rc2 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.20-rc3 (including) | 1.1.20-rc3 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.20-rc4 (including) | 1.1.20-rc4 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.20-rc5 (including) | 1.1.20-rc5 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.20-rc6 (including) | 1.1.20-rc6 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.21 (including) | 1.1.21 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.21-rc1 (including) | 1.1.21-rc1 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.21-rc2 (including) | 1.1.21-rc2 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.22 (including) | 1.1.22 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.22-rc1 (including) | 1.1.22-rc1 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.22-rc2 (including) | 1.1.22-rc2 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.23 (including) | 1.1.23 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.1.23-rc1 (including) | 1.1.23-rc1 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.2-b1 (including) | 1.2-b1 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.2-b2 (including) | 1.2-b2 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.2-rc1 (including) | 1.2-rc1 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.2-rc2 (including) | 1.2-rc2 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.2-rc3 (including) | 1.2-rc3 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.2.0 (including) | 1.2.0 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.2.1 (including) | 1.2.1 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.2.2 (including) | 1.2.2 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.2.3 (including) | 1.2.3 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.2.4 (including) | 1.2.4 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.2.5 (including) | 1.2.5 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.2.6 (including) | 1.2.6 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.2.7 (including) | 1.2.7 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.2.8 (including) | 1.2.8 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.2.9 (including) | 1.2.9 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.2.10 (including) | 1.2.10 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.2.11 (including) | 1.2.11 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.2.12 (including) | 1.2.12 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.3-b1 (including) | 1.3-b1 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.3-rc1 (including) | 1.3-rc1 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.3-rc2 (including) | 1.3-rc2 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.3.0 (including) | 1.3.0 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.3.1 (including) | 1.3.1 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.3.2 (including) | 1.3.2 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.3.3 (including) | 1.3.3 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.3.4 (including) | 1.3.4 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.3.5 (including) | 1.3.5 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.3.6 (including) | 1.3.6 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.3.7 (including) | 1.3.7 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.3.8 (including) | 1.3.8 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.3.9 (including) | 1.3.9 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.3.10 (including) | 1.3.10 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.3.11 (including) | 1.3.11 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.4.0 (including) | 1.4.0 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.4.1 (including) | 1.4.1 (including) |
| Cups | Apple | 1.4.2 (including) | 1.4.2 (including) |
| Cups | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Cupsys | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Cupsys | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
References
- http://cups.org/articles.php?L596
- http://cups.org/str.php?L3518
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43521
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:146
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0535
- http://cups.org/articles.php?L596
- http://cups.org/str.php?L3518
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43521
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:146
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0535