CVE-2009-2820

NameCVE-2009-2820
DescriptionThe web interface in CUPS before 1.4.2, as used on Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.2 and other platforms, does not properly handle (1) HTTP headers and (2) HTML templates, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and HTTP response splitting attacks via vectors related to (a) the product's web interface, (b) the configuration of the print system, and (c) the titles of printed jobs, as demonstrated by an XSS attack that uses the kerberos parameter to the admin program, and leverages attribute injection and HTTP Parameter Pollution (HPP) issues.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1933-1
Debian Bugs555666

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
cups (PTS)buster2.2.10-6+deb10u6fixed
buster (security)2.2.10-6+deb10u9fixed
bullseye2.3.3op2-3+deb11u6fixed
bullseye (security)2.3.3op2-3+deb11u2fixed
bookworm2.4.2-3+deb12u5fixed
trixie2.4.7-1fixed
sid2.4.7-1.2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
cupssourcelenny1.3.8-1+lenny7DSA-1933-1
cupssource(unstable)1.4.2-1low555666
cupsyssourceetch1.2.7-4+etch9DSA-1933-1
cupsyssource(unstable)(unfixed)

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