Description
Printer Setup in Apple Mac OS X 10.6 before 10.6.4 does not properly interpret character encoding, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (printing failure) by deploying a printing device that has a Unicode character in its printing-service name.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40220Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024103
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4188Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40871Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1481Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40220Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024103
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4188Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40871Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1481Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 17, 2010
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified