Adjacent service crash via malformed printer attributes
Published Sep 11, 2025 · Updated Nov 4, 2025
Improper input validation in OpenPrinting CUPS 2.4.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to crash CUPS services via a crafted IPP response. In ipp_read_io(), an extension-tag logic error leaves a string value null, and ippValidateAttributes dereferences it while validating printer attributes. A target must query an attacker-controlled printer; default Linux discovery exposes cups and cups-browsed on the local subnet, interrupting printing when they crash.
Summary
What happened
Improper input validation in OpenPrinting CUPS 2.4.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to crash CUPS services via a crafted IPP response. In ipp_read_io(), an extension-tag logic error leaves a string value null, and ippValidateAttributes dereferences it while validating printer attributes. A target must query an attacker-controlled printer; default Linux discovery exposes cups and cups-browsed on the local subnet, interrupting printing when they crash.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-58364
- Published
- Sep 11, 2025
- Updated
- Nov 4, 2025
- Vendor
- OpenPrinting
- Product
- CUPS
- Classifications
- CWE-476, CWE-20, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 11, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Nov 4, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=< 2.4.13
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