ubuntu · CVE-2005-2874

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Priority: medium Published: 2005-09-13 22:03:00 UTC Updated: 2025-07-17 16:36:29 UTC

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Tracker summary

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.

Description:

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.

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