Description
The CUPS service, as used in SUSE Linux before 20070720 and other Linux distributions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors related to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-0720 that introduced a different denial of service problem in SSL negotiation.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | cups | 1.2 | — |
| Debian 13 | cups | 1.2 | — |
| Debian 12 | cups | 1.2 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 4 | cups +2 | 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_5.2 | RHSA-2007:1022 |
| RHEL 3 | cups +2 | 1:1.1.17-13.3.46 | RHSA-2007:1023 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2007:1022 Red Hat Security Advisory: cups security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2007:1023 Red Hat Security Advisory: cups security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- 27577 third-party-advisory
- 28113 third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2007:014 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2007-3100 vendor-advisory
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199195
- GLSA-200712-14 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2007:1022 vendor-advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-476.htm
- 26524 vdb-entry
- 27615 third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=250161
- RHSA-2007:1023 vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2008:036 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9303 vdb-entry signature