OpenPrinting CUPS vulnerable to heap buffer overflow

CVE-2023-32324

Summary

OpenPrinting CUPS, an open-source printing system, is susceptible to a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in versions 2.4.2 and prior. This flaw is found in the format_log_line function, which could enable a remote attacker to execute a denial of service (DoS) attack. The vulnerability becomes exploitable when the configuration file cupsd.conf has the loglevel set to DEBUG. As of now, there are no reported patches or workarounds available to mitigate this issue, leaving systems exposed.

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