5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
0.036 Low
EPSS
Percentile
91.6%
The CUPS service on multiple platforms allows remote attackers to cause a
denial of service (service hang) via a “partially-negotiated” SSL
connection, which prevents other requests from being accepted.
Author | Note |
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kees | The “fix” isn’t really a fix, and just worsens the diagnostics available to an admin seeking the DoS. This is a design problem with CUPS. |