CVE-2008-0596

Memory leak in CUPS before 1.1.22, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause...

5.0 Medium

Memory leak in CUPS before 1.1.22, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and daemon crash) via a large number of requests to add and remove shared printers.

Exploit likelihood

2.31%Down 2.0 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Record: CVE-2008-0596
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-399
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-0596
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-0606 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-0606
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8473-h2r9-j663 No score

Memory leak in CUPS before 1.1.22, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause...

Record: GHSA-8473-h2r9-j663
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

easy software products cups

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`cups` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1:1.1.17-13.3.51	1:1.1.17-13.3.51
`cups-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1:1.1.17-13.3.51	1:1.1.17-13.3.51
`cups-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1:1.1.17-13.3.51	1:1.1.17-13.3.51
`cups-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1:1.1.17-13.3.51	1:1.1.17-13.3.51
`cups` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1:1.1.17-13.3.51	1:1.1.17-13.3.51
`cups-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1:1.1.17-13.3.51	1:1.1.17-13.3.51
`cups-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1:1.1.17-13.3.51	1:1.1.17-13.3.51
`cups-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1:1.1.17-13.3.51	1:1.1.17-13.3.51
`cups` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1:1.1.17-13.3.51	1:1.1.17-13.3.51
`cups-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1:1.1.17-13.3.51	1:1.1.17-13.3.51

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`cups-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1:1.1.17-13.3.51	1:1.1.17-13.3.51
`cups-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1:1.1.17-13.3.51	1:1.1.17-13.3.51
`cups` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1:1.1.17-13.3.51	1:1.1.17-13.3.51
`cups-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1:1.1.17-13.3.51	1:1.1.17-13.3.51
`cups-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1:1.1.17-13.3.51	1:1.1.17-13.3.51
`cups-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1:1.1.17-13.3.51	1:1.1.17-13.3.51
`cups` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.5	1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.5
`cups-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.5	1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.5
`cups-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.5	1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.5
`cups-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.5	1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.5
`cups` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.5	1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.5
`cups-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.5	1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.5
`cups-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.5	1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.5
`cups-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.5	1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.5
`cups` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.5	1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.5
`cups-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.5	1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.5
`cups-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.5	1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.5
`cups-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.5	1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.5
`cups` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.5	1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.5
`cups-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.5	1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.5
`cups-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.5	1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.5
`cups-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.5	1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.20.2.el4_6.5

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-0596 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Easy Software Products Cups, published February 26, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.31%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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