Security readout for executives and security teams
This is an old CUPS printing-service vulnerability. A remote attacker could send a particular UDP packet to the IPP port and make the service hang. The likely business impact is printing disruption, not data theft or system takeover, based on the provided sources. Exposure is most likely on legacy Unix, Linux, or macOS systems still running CUPS before 1.1.21 with IPP reachable over the network. Supported modern systems are likely fixed, but this should be verified from asset inventory and package versions. Treat this as a legacy availability risk. It warrants cleanup where old CUPS services remain exposed, especially on business-critical print infrastructure, but the provided evidence does not support emergency handling for modern patched environments. Mitigation focus: Upgrade CUPS to 1.1.21 or a vendor-fixed package.; Review relevant vendor advisories for platform-specific package names.; Restrict network access to IPP where printing exposure is unnecessary..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/fibonascii/CVE-2004-0558CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11732CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- FLSA:2072CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- cups-udp-dos(17389)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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