#VU27378 Out-of-bounds read in CUPS - CVE-2019-8842
Published: April 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27378
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-8842
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
CUPS
CUPS
Software vendor:
Apple Inc.
Apple Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within ippReadIO function. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted document to the service, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system or crash the service.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.