CVE-2005-2874 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2005-2874

The is_path_absolute function in scheduler/client.c for the daemon in CUPS...

Vulnerability Description

The is_path_absolute function in scheduler/client.c for the daemon in CUPS before 1.1.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption by tight loop) via a "..\.." URL in an HTTP request.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

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Affected Software

cups
Vulnerable Versions:
1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5, 1.1.5_1, 1.1.5_2, 1.1.6, 1.1.6_1, 1.1.6_2, 1.1.6_3, 1.1.7, 1.1.8, 1.1.9, 1.1.9_1, 1.1.10, 1.1.10_1, 1.1.11, 1.1.12, 1.1.13, 1.1.14, 1.1.15, 1.1.16, 1.1.17, 1.1.18, 1.1.19, 1.1.19_rc1, 1.1.19_rc2, 1.1.19_rc3, 1.1.19_rc4, 1.1.19_rc5, 1.1.20, 1.1.20_rc1, 1.1.20_rc2, 1.1.20_rc3, 1.1.20_rc4, 1.1.20_rc5, 1.1.20_rc6, 1.1.21, 1.1.21_rc1, 1.1.21_rc2, 1.1.22, 1.1.22_rc1, 1.1.22_rc2

Timeline

Official Publish: September 13th, 2005
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

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Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

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