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CVE-2010-2941

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8EPSS 6.4%EU EUVD

ipp.c in cupsd in CUPS 1.4.4 and earlier does not properly allocate memory for attribute values with invalid string data types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted IPP request.

Key facts

CVSS score
9.8 (v3.1)
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-416
EPSS score
6.4% (94th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2010-2945)
Published
November 5, 2010
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-2945 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • apple / cups
  • apple / mac os x
  • apple / mac os x server
  • canonical / ubuntu linux
  • canonical / ubuntu linux
  • canonical / ubuntu linux
  • canonical / ubuntu linux
  • canonical / ubuntu linux
  • debian / debian linux
  • fedoraproject / fedora
  • fedoraproject / fedora
  • fedoraproject / fedora
  • opensuse / opensuse
  • opensuse / opensuse
  • opensuse / opensuse
  • redhat / enterprise linux
  • redhat / enterprise linux
  • redhat / enterprise linux desktop
  • redhat / enterprise linux server
  • redhat / enterprise linux workstation
  • suse / linux enterprise
  • suse / linux enterprise
  • suse / linux enterprise
  • suse / linux enterprise server

Certified products that may be affected

11 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

See all 11 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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CVE-2010-2941: CRITICAL severity (CVSS 9.8)