{
    "id": "CVE-2008-5183",
    "published": "2008-11-21 02:30:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:59:25",
    "cvss_score": "7.5",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-476",
    "description": "cupsd in CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by adding a large number of RSS Subscriptions, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.  NOTE: this issue can be triggered remotely by leveraging CVE-2008-5184.",
    "epss_score": "0.09210",
    "epss_percentile": "0.95202",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-03 18:17:08",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "apple",
            "product": "cups"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "apple",
            "product": "mac_os_x"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "apple",
            "product": "mac_os_x_server"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "debian",
            "product": "debian_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "opensuse",
            "product": "opensuse"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "7150",
            "title": "CUPS 1.3.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (Add RSS Subscription) Remote Crash",
            "date": "2008-11-18",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7150"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://lab.gnucitizen.org/projects/cups-0day",
        "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/33937",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/43521",
        "http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176",
        "http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/pwning-ubuntu-via-cups/",
        "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:028",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/19/3",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/19/4",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/20/1",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1029.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32419",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021396",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0535",
        "https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/298241",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46684",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10586",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7150",
        "http://lab.gnucitizen.org/projects/cups-0day",
        "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/33937"
    ]
}