CVE-2002-1372

Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 through 1.1.17 does not properly check the return values of various file and socket operations, which could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by causing file descriptors to be assigned and not released, as demonstrated by fanta.

Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 through 1.1.17 does not properly check the return values of various file and socket operations, which could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by causing file descriptors to be assigned and not released, as demonstrated by fanta.

Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 a 1.1.17 no comprueba adecuadamente los valores de retorno de varias operaciones de ficheros y sockets, lo que podría permitir a un atacante remoto causar una denegación de servicio (consumición de recursos) haciendo que descriptores de ficheros sean asignados y no liberados, como ha sido demostrado por fanta.