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cups — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1369

jobs.c in Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 through 1.1.17 does not properly use the strncat function call when processing the options string, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow attack.

Products
cups
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1.1.18-1
CVEs
CVE-2002-1369
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 20:19 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1369

core-osv · Original source

Published 26 Dec 2002, 05:00 UTC

jobs.c in Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 through 1.1.17 does not properly use the strncat function call when processing the options string, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow attack.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1369

cups

Fixed versions: 1.1.18-1

cups

Fixed versions: 1.1.18-1

cups

Fixed versions: 1.1.18-1

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1369",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-22T23:47:33.424283969Z",
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 410858,
  "published_at": "2002-12-26T05:00:00+00:00"
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