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Vulnerability record · CVE-2007-0720 · published 13 March 2007

CVE-2007-0720: Cups vulnerability

Cups · Cups

The CUPS service on multiple platforms allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service hang) via a "partially-negotiated" SSL connection, which prevents other requests from being accepted.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 5.3% · top 7.7%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
5.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
58References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The CUPS service on multiple platforms allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service hang) via a "partially-negotiated" SSL connection, which prevents other requests from being accepted.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214 Broken Link
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2785 Broken Link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html Mailing ListVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24479 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24517 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24530 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24660 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24878 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24895 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25119 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25497 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26083 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26413 Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200703-28.xml Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-194.htm Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:086 Third Party Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_14_sr.html Broken Link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_9_sr.html Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0123.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463846/100/0/threaded Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22948 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23127 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017750 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0949 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=232243 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1173 Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11046 Third Party Advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214 Broken Link
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2785 Broken Link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html Mailing ListVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24479 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24517 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24530 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24660 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24878 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24895 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25119 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25497 Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2007-0720), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.