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title: "CVE-2009-0949\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2009-0949

Publication date 9 June 2009

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.5 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-0949?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

The ippReadIO function in cups/ipp.c in cupsd in CUPS before 1.3.10 does
not properly initialize memory for IPP request packets, which allows remote
attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon
crash) via a scheduler request with two consecutive IPP\_TAG\_UNSUPPORTED
tags.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| cups | 9.04 jaunty | Fixed 1.3.9-17ubuntu3.1 |
| 8.10 intrepid | Fixed 1.3.9-2ubuntu9.2 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| cupsys | 9.04 jaunty | Not in release |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 1.3.7-1ubuntu3.5 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 1.2.2-0ubuntu0.6.06.14 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.5 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.5 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0949)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0949)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2009-0949)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-0949)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-780-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-780-1)
+ CUPS vulnerability
+ 3 June 2009

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0949>