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CVE-2010-0542

The _WriteProlog function in texttops.c in texttops in the Text Filter subsystem in CUPS before 1.4.4 does not check the return values of certain calloc calls,…

Impact

The _WriteProlog function in texttops.c in texttops in the Text Filter subsystem in CUPS before 1.4.4 does not check the return values of certain calloc calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference or heap memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
AppleCups
through 1.4.3
Versions 1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4

Weakness classification

CWE-264

References