CVE-2002-1372: apple cups Unchecked Return Value

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2002-1372 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Unchecked Return Value vulnerability in apple cups. EPSS estimates a 2.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 01-09-2004
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 16-01-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

• CWE-252Unchecked Return ValueThe product does not check the return value from a method or function, which can prevent it from detecting unexpected states and conditions.