#VU50402 Out-of-bounds read in CUPS - CVE-2020-10001 

 

#VU50402 Out-of-bounds read in CUPS - CVE-2020-10001

Published: February 7, 2021 / Updated: May 26, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU50402
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10001
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
CUPS
Software vendor:
Apple Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the ippReadIO() function in CUPS. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the affected application, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system or crash the service.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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