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CVE-2023-32324

Public on 2023-06-01
Modified on 2024-02-12
Description

OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system. In versions 2.4.2 and prior, a heap buffer overflow vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to launch a denial of service (DoS) attack. A buffer overflow vulnerability in the function `format_log_line` could allow remote attackers to cause a DoS on the affected system. Exploitation of the vulnerability can be triggered when the configuration file `cupsd.conf` sets the value of `loglevel `to `DEBUG`. No known patches or workarounds exist at time of publication.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
5.3
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 1 cups 2023-08-03 20:16 ALAS-2023-1796
Amazon Linux 2 - Core cups 2023-08-03 18:09 ALAS2-2023-2184
Amazon Linux 2023 cups 2023-06-21 19:10 ALAS2023-2023-215

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 5.3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD CVSSv3 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H