National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-0720
Original release date:03/13/2007
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
The CUPS service on multiple platforms allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service hang) via a "partially-negotiated" SSL connection, which prevents other requests from being accepted.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows disruption of serviceUnknown
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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA07-072A
Name: TA07-072A
External Source: APPLE
Name: APPLE-SA-2007-03-13
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: MISC
Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=232243
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1017750
External Source: BID
Name: 23127
External Source: BID
Name: 22948
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20070325 FLEA-2007-0003-1: cups
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2007-0949
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2007-0930
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200703-28
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 24660
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 24530
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 24517
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 24479
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2007-1219
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1173
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2007:0123
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SR:2007:009
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SR:2007:014
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2007:086
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-194.htm
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26413
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26083
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 25497
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 25119
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 24895
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 24878
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2007:086