CVE-2005-2526

CUPS in Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by sending a partial IPP request and closing the connection.

Published: 2005-08-19 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-2526 is rated Moderate Risk (45.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.54%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2526

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.74% 1.54% +0.81%
2 2025-03-30 0.76% 0.74% -0.03%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.76% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2526

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-2526

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2526

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
easy_software_products cups 1.2.10 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.3.9 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.4.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2526

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