{"id":"USN-6391-1","summary":"cups vulnerability","details":"It was discovered that CUPS incorrectly parsed certain Postscript objects.\nIf a user or automated system were tricked into printing a specially\ncrafted document, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause CUPS to\ncrash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary\ncode.\n","modified":"2026-04-27T16:52:30.183121Z","published":"2023-09-20T14:17:48Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4504"],"upstream":["CVE-2023-4504","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4504"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6391-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-4504"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"cups","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:20.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/cups@2.3.1-9ubuntu1.6?arch=source&distro=focal"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.3.1-9ubuntu1.6"}]}],"versions":["2.2.12-2ubuntu1","2.3.0-6","2.3.0-7","2.3.0-7ubuntu1","2.3.1-1ubuntu1","2.3.1-2","2.3.1-4","2.3.1-7","2.3.1-9ubuntu1","2.3.1-9ubuntu1.1","2.3.1-9ubuntu1.2","2.3.1-9ubuntu1.3","2.3.1-9ubuntu1.4","2.3.1-9ubuntu1.5"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"cups","binary_version":"2.3.1-9ubuntu1.6"},{"binary_name":"cups-bsd","binary_version":"2.3.1-9ubuntu1.6"},{"binary_name":"cups-client","binary_version":"2.3.1-9ubuntu1.6"},{"binary_name":"cups-common","binary_version":"2.3.1-9ubuntu1.6"},{"binary_name":"cups-core-drivers","binary_version":"2.3.1-9ubuntu1.6"},{"binary_name":"cups-daemon","binary_version":"2.3.1-9ubuntu1.6"},{"binary_name":"cups-ipp-utils","binary_version":"2.3.1-9ubuntu1.6"},{"binary_version":"2.3.1-9ubuntu1.6","binary_name":"cups-ppdc"},{"binary_name":"cups-server-common","binary_version":"2.3.1-9ubuntu1.6"},{"binary_name":"libcups2","binary_version":"2.3.1-9ubuntu1.6"},{"binary_version":"2.3.1-9ubuntu1.6","binary_name":"libcupsimage2"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2023-4504","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6391-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"cups","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/cups@2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.7?arch=source&distro=jammy"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.7"}]}],"versions":["2.3.3op2-7ubuntu2","2.4.1op1-1ubuntu1","2.4.1op1-1ubuntu2","2.4.1op1-1ubuntu3","2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4","2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.1","2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.2","2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.4","2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.6"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.7","binary_name":"cups"},{"binary_name":"cups-bsd","binary_version":"2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.7"},{"binary_name":"cups-client","binary_version":"2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.7"},{"binary_version":"2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.7","binary_name":"cups-common"},{"binary_name":"cups-core-drivers","binary_version":"2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.7"},{"binary_name":"cups-daemon","binary_version":"2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.7"},{"binary_version":"2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.7","binary_name":"cups-ipp-utils"},{"binary_name":"cups-ppdc","binary_version":"2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.7"},{"binary_name":"cups-server-common","binary_version":"2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.7"},{"binary_version":"2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.7","binary_name":"libcups2"},{"binary_name":"libcupsimage2","binary_version":"2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.7"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2023-4504","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:22.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6391-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}