CVE-2010-2941

ipp.c in cupsd in CUPS 1.4.4 and earlier does not properly allocate memory for attribute values with invalid string data types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted IPP request.

Published: 2010-11-05 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-2941 is rated High Risk (67.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 21.35%, 96th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-2941

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 2026-02-26 26.54% 21.35% -5.18%
2 2025-12-14 27.68% 26.54% -1.15%
3 2025-03-30 — 27.68% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-2941

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-2941

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-2941

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2010-2941 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-2010-2941
gentoo high CVE-2010-2941: 1 GLSA(s) (201207-10), 1 atom(s) (net-print/cups); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2010-2941
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2941
suse critical CVE-2010-2941 severity critical: SUSE including 100 source package names (cups-1.3.9-8.37.1, cups-1.3.9-8.44.1, …), 140 product×package rows across 36 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1, … (36 product lines)): Fixed 136, Known Not Affected 4. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2941/
ubuntu medium CVE-2010-2941 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (cups, cupsys), 12 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, hardy, karmic, lucid, maverick, upstream): DNE 5, released 5, needs-triage 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-2941

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-2941

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple cups <= 1.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x < 10.5.8 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x >= 10.6.0, <= 10.6.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server < 10.5.8 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server >= 10.6.0, <= 10.6.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 12 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 13 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 14 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 6.06 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 8.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 9.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 10.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 10.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 11.1 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 11.2 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 11.3 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:10.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise 11.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:11.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise 11.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:11.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_server 9 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-2941

URL Tags
http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_mozilla_firefox Broken Link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html Mailing List
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050977.html Mailing List
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051277.html Mailing List
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051301.html Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00000.html Mailing List
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0811.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42287 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/42867 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/43521 Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024662 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.468323 Broken Link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:232 Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:233 Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:234 Broken Link
http://www.osvdb.org/68951 Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0866.html Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44530 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1012-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2856 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3042 Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3088 Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0061 Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0535 Broken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=624438 Issue Tracking Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62882 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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