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CUPS Empty UDP Datagram DoS Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for Empty UDP Datagram DoS Vulnerability in CUPS

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The target is running a CUPS server that supports browsing of network
printers and that is vulnerable to a limited type of denial of service
attack. Specifically, the browsing feature can be disabled by sending
an empty UDP datagram to the CUPS server.

Solution : Upgrade to CUPS 1.1.21rc2 or later.

Network Security Threat Level: Low

Networks Security ID: 11183

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 George A. Theall

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