CVE-2002-1368

CVE-2002-1368 is a high-severity vulnerability in Easy Software Products Cups with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score of 15% places it in the 96th percentile, indicating an elevated likelihood of exploitation.

Key facts

Description

Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 through 1.1.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by causing negative arguments to be fed into memcpy() calls via HTTP requests with (1) a negative Content-Length value or (2) a negative length in a chunked transfer encoding.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2002-1368?
Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 through 1.1.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by causing negative arguments to be fed into memcpy() calls via HTTP requests with (1) a negative Content-Length value or (2) a negative length in a chunked transfer encoding.
How severe is CVE-2002-1368?
CVE-2002-1368 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated high severity.
Is CVE-2002-1368 being actively exploited?
It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 15% (96th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2002-1368?
CVE-2002-1368 primarily affects Easy Software Products Cups. In total, 15 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1368?
Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
When was CVE-2002-1368 published?
CVE-2002-1368 was published on 2002-12-26 and last updated on 2026-06-16.

References

Affected products (15)

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