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Vulnerability · CVE-2002-1371

filters/image-gif.c in Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 through 1.1.17 does not properly check for zero-length GIF images, which allows remote attackers to ex…

Published Dec 26, 2002 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Apple

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2002-1371. EPSS is 4.92%. Act only if a listed version of Apple is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
4.92%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe apple/mac os x · cpe easy software products/cups

filters/image-gif.c in Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 through 1.1.17 does not properly check for zero-length GIF images, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via modified chunk headers, as demonstrated by nogif.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe apple/mac os x10.2
  • cpe easy software products/cups1.0.4
  • cpe easy software products/cups1.0.4_8
  • cpe easy software products/cups1.1.1
  • cpe easy software products/cups1.1.4
  • cpe easy software products/cups1.1.4_2
  • cpe easy software products/cups1.1.4_3

How to fix CVE-2002-1371

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2002-1371. EPSS is 4.92%. Act only if a listed version of Apple is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with apple/mac os x 10.2; easy software products/cups 1.0.4; easy software products/cups 1.0.4_8; easy software products/cups 1.1.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 4.92%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 26, 2002 · Apple Security Releases

    Detected

    filters/image-gif.c in Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 through 1.1.17 does not properly check for zero-length GIF images, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via modified chunk headers, as demonstrated by nogif.

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Apple Security Releases

    Updated

    filters/image-gif.c in Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 through 1.1.17 does not properly check for zero-length GIF images, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via modified chunk headers, as demonstrated by nogif.

Sources

  • Apple Security ReleasesVendor advisoryCVE-2002-1371

    filters/image-gif.c in Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 through 1.1.17 does not properly check for zero-length GIF images, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via modified chunk headers, as demonstrated by nogif.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2002-1371

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2002-1371

    30-day exploitation probability 4.9%

    first.org

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.