#VU118818 Resource exhaustion in cups - CVE-2025-58436
Published: November 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU118818
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-58436
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
cups
cups
Software vendor:
OpenPrinting
OpenPrinting
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when handling delays. A local user can send slow messages to cupsd with a delay of 1 byte per second, causing the daemon to consume excessive resources.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.