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Vulnerability · CVE-2002-1372

Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 through 1.1.17 does not properly check the return values of various file and socket operations, which could allow a remote at…

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

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2002-1372. EPSS is 2.97%. 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
2.97%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe apple/cups · cpe apple/mac os x · cpe debian/debian linux

Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 through 1.1.17 does not properly check the return values of various file and socket operations, which could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by causing file descriptors to be assigned and not released, as demonstrated by fanta.

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/cupsversion unspecified
  • cpe apple/mac os x10.2
  • cpe apple/mac os x10.2.2
  • cpe debian/debian linux2.2
  • cpe debian/debian linux3.0

How to fix CVE-2002-1372

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-2002-1372. EPSS is 2.97%. 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; apple/mac os x 10.2.2; debian/debian linux 2.2; debian/debian linux 3.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-252: Unchecked Return Value. EPSS 2.97%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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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

    Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 through 1.1.17 does not properly check the return values of various file and socket operations, which could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by causing file descriptors to be assigned and not released, as demonstrated by fanta.

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Apple Security Releases

    Updated

    Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 through 1.1.17 does not properly check the return values of various file and socket operations, which could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by causing file descriptors to be assigned and not released, as demonstrated by fanta.

Sources

  • Apple Security ReleasesVendor advisoryCVE-2002-1372

    Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 through 1.1.17 does not properly check the return values of various file and socket operations, which could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by causing file descriptors to be assigned and not released, as demonstrated by fanta.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2002-1372

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2002-1372

    30-day exploitation probability 3.0%

    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.