CVE-2002-1369

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 8.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2002-12-26 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

jobs.c in Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 through 1.1.17 does not properly use the strncat function call when processing the options string, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow attack.

Affected products

macOS: 10.2, 10.2.2
Easy Software Products Cups: 1.0.4, 1.0.4_8, 1.1.1, 1.1.4, 1.1.4_2, 1.1.4_3 (+7)

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0117.html
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000702
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104032149026670&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-232
http://www.idefense.com/advisory/12.19.02.txt
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:001
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_002_cups.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-295.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6438
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10910
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0117.html
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000702

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