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cups — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2820

The web interface in CUPS before 1.4.2, as used on Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.2 and other platforms, does not properly handle (1) HTTP headers and (2) HTML templates, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and HTTP response splitting attacks via vectors related to (a) the product's web interface, (b) the configuration of the print system, and (c) the titles of printed jobs, as demonstrated by an XSS attack that uses the kerberos parameter to the admin program, and leverages attribute injection and HTTP Parameter Pollution (HPP) issues.

Products
cups
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1.4.2-1
CVEs
CVE-2009-2820
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 23:40 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2820

core-osv · Original source

Published 10 Nov 2009, 19:30 UTC

The web interface in CUPS before 1.4.2, as used on Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.2 and other platforms, does not properly handle (1) HTTP headers and (2) HTML templates, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and HTTP response splitting attacks via vectors related to (a) the product's web interface, (b) the configuration of the print system, and (c) the titles of printed jobs, as demonstrated by an XSS attack that uses the kerberos parameter to the admin program, and leverages attribute injection and HTTP Parameter Pollution (HPP) issues.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2820

cups

Fixed versions: 1.4.2-1

cups

Fixed versions: 1.4.2-1

cups

Fixed versions: 1.4.2-1

Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:49.920423260Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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      ],
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        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-2820"
      ]
    },
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    "security_relevant": true,
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 419185,
  "published_at": "2009-11-10T19:30:01.217+00:00"
}