The _WriteProlog function in texttops.c in texttops in the Text Filter subsystem in CUPS before 1.4.4 does not check the return values of certain calloc calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference or heap memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.
History

No history.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2010-06-21T16:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:52:19.803Z

Reserved: 2010-02-03T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2010-0542

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-06-21T16:30:01.087

Modified: 2024-11-21T01:12:24.723

Link: CVE-2010-0542

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2010-06-17T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-0542 - Bugzilla