# CVE-2004-0558: The Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) implementation in CUPS before 1.1.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service hang

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2004-09-17 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) implementation in CUPS before 1.1.21 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service hang) via a certain UDP packet to the IPP port.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/fibonascii/CVE-2004-0558
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11732
- http://www.suse.com/de/security/2004_31_cups.html
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1000757.1-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11183
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57646-1
- https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2072
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-545
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17389
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0047/
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2004/Oct/msg00000.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109760654431316&w=2
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000872
- http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:097
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201005-1
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-449.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24599

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