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CVE-2010-0302

Q: Is CVE-2010-0302 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2010-0302 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.6% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Q: What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-0302?

CVE-2010-0302 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2010-03-05
WeaknessCWE-416

Am I affected?

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Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the abstract file-descriptor handling interface in the cupsdDoSelect function in scheduler/select.c in the scheduler in cupsd in CUPS before 1.4.4, when kqueue or epoll is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash or hang) via a client disconnection during listing of a large number of print jobs, related to improperly maintaining a reference count. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2009-3553.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2010-03-0519:30CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

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Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2010-0302?format=txt
CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2010-0302?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD

Canonical ubuntu linux

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
6.6	= 6.06	no fix published	NVD
8.4	= 8.04	no fix published	NVD
8.10	= 8.10	no fix published	NVD
9.4	= 9.04	no fix published	NVD
9.10	= 9.10	no fix published	NVD

Apple mac os x

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
10.6	≥ 10.6.0, < 10.6.4	10.6.4	NVD
10.5	< 10.5.8	10.5.8	NVD

Apple mac os x server

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
10.6	≥ 10.6.0, < 10.6.4	10.6.4	NVD
10.5	< 10.5.8	10.5.8	NVD

7 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

cups.orgRelease Notes
cups.orgRelease Notes
support.apple.comVendor Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.comPatch

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

NVDCVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 2.04.3read 2026-10-23
NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-416read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score2.6 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published: 2010-03-05
Last Modified: 2026-06-16
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-0302?

Is CVE-2010-0302 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2010-0302 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.6% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-0302?

CVE-2010-0302 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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