lppasswd in CUPS 1.1.22, when run in environments that do not ensure that file descriptors 0, 1, and 2 are open when lppasswd is called,…

Description

lppasswd in CUPS 1.1.22, when run in environments that do not ensure that file descriptors 0, 1, and 2 are open when lppasswd is called, does not verify that the passwd.new file is different from STDERR, which allows local users to control output to passwd.new via certain user input that triggers an error message.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.45% · top 60% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (8)

• RHSA-2005:013 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• cups-lppasswd-passwd-modify(18609) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• MDKSA-2005:008 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
• RHSA-2005:053 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• USN-50-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• GLSA-200412-25 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11507 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• http://tigger.uic.edu/~jlongs2/holes/cups2.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

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Record last updated 8 Aug 2024, 00:46 UTC.