The cupsDoAuthentication function in auth.c in the client in CUPS before 1.4.4, when HAVE_GSSAPI is omitted, does not properly handle a demand for authorization, which allows remote CUPS servers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED responses.
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DSA-2176-1 | cups security update |
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EUVD-2010-2441 | The cupsDoAuthentication function in auth.c in the client in CUPS before 1.4.4, when HAVE_GSSAPI is omitted, does not properly handle a demand for authorization, which allows remote CUPS servers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED responses. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T02:32:16.428Z
Reserved: 2010-06-22T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2010-2432

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2010-06-22T20:30:01.790
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2010-2432


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