CVE-2017-18248

Exp

The add_job function in scheduler/ipp.c in CUPS before 2.2.6, when D-Bus support is enabled, can be crashed by remote attackers by sending print jobs with an invalid username, related to a D-Bus notification.

Published: 2018-03-26 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-18248 is rated High Exploit Risk (62.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.00%). 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-2017-18248

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-18248

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 2025-12-21 1.14% 1.00% -0.14%
2 2025-03-30 2.51% 1.14% -1.37%
3 2025-03-29 — 2.51% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-18248

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.6 3.6 [email protected]
3.5 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P 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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 6.8 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-18248

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-18248

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2017-18248 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-2017-18248
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18248
suse medium — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18248/
ubuntu medium CVE-2017-18248 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (cups), 5 status rows across 5 suites (artful, bionic, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 4, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-18248

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-18248

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple cups < 2.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-18248

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