CVE-2005-2874

Exp

The is_path_absolute function in scheduler/client.c for the daemon in CUPS before 1.1.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption by tight loop) via a "..\.." URL in an HTTP request.

Published: 2005-09-13 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-2874 is rated High Exploit Risk (62.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.43%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-2874

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2874

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 2025-06-30 1.54% 1.43% -0.10%
2 2025-03-30 4.19% 1.54% -2.65%
3 2025-03-29 — 4.19% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2874

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-2005-2874

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-2874

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2005-2874 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (cups), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-2874
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-2874
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-2874 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (cupsys), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): not-affected 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-2874

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2874

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
easy_software_products cups 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.5_1 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.5_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.5_2 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.5_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.6_1 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.6_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.6_2 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.6_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.6_3 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.6_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.9_1 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.9_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.10 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.10_1 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.10_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.11 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.12 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.13 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.14 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.15 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.16 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.17 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.18 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.19 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.19_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.19_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.19_rc2 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.19_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.19_rc3 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.19_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.19_rc4 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.19_rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.19_rc5 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.19_rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.20 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.20_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.20_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.20_rc2 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.20_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.20_rc3 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.20_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.20_rc4 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.20_rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.20_rc5 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.20_rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.20_rc6 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.20_rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.21 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.21_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.21_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.21_rc2 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.21_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.22 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.22_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.22_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.22_rc2 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.22_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2874

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