CUPS is what its name says: a common UNIX printing system. It is aimed at providing a common printing interface across a local network, masking differences among the printing systems on each computer.

Apple Inc., in an apparent bid to bolster the printing services of its Mac OS X operating system, has acquired both the source code and author of the unix-based CUPS modular printing solution.

We previously noted that CUPS, Mac OS X's built-in printing architecture (which will not allow you to access printer settings unless a root account is enabled with a password) may not recognize the ...

Love or hate it, printing is something every user needs to do. In today's heterogeneous computing environment, providing a centralized printing solution can prove to be a pain. The days of having a ...

A new set of remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities affecting the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) in Linux environments has been discovered. These flaws, rated with a critical CVSS score of ...

A series of four vulnerabilities in the Common Unix Printing System, or Cups, leading to remote code execution (RCE) appear to contain a nasty sting in their tail, according to researchers at Akamai, ...

Some critical security vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux printing system CUPS. Attackers can smuggle in code, for example. Margaritelli summarizes his findings in an emotional report.