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CVE-2005-2525

Published: Aug 19, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
5.0MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.5%
Top 28.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

CUPS in Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.2 does not properly close file descriptors when handling multiple simultaneous print jobs, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (printing halt).

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

cupseasy software products
Mixed
Operating Systems / linux-distro
mac os xapple
On-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
n/an/a
easy software productscommercialOperating Systemsaka easy software
applecommercialUSMobile Appsaka apple inc., apple computer

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html
lists.apple.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014698
securitytracker.com

Timeline

Published
Aug 19, 2005
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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