high7.5
CVE-2024-47850
CUPS cups-browsed before 2.5b1 will send an HTTP POST request to an arbitrary destination and port in response to a single IPP UDP packet requesting a printer …
Impact
CUPS cups-browsed before 2.5b1 will send an HTTP POST request to an arbitrary destination and port in response to a single IPP UDP packet requesting a printer to be added, a different vulnerability than CVE-2024-47176. (The request is meant to probe the new printer but can be used to create DDoS amplification attacks.)
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|
| CUPS Cups-Browsed | before 2.5b1 |
Versions were read from the advisory text. No structured product data has been published for this record yet.
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups
- https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups-filters/security/advisories/GHSA-rq86-c7g6-r2h8
- https://www.akamai.com/blog/security-research/october-cups-ddos-threat
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/04/1
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241011-0002/