The cupsDoAuthentication function in auth.c in the client in CUPS...
Vulnerability Description
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.
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Remediation
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References
- http://cups.org/str.php?L3518
- http://cups.org/articles.php?L596
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:146
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0535
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43521
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