CVE-2004-1268

Public Exploit

Description

lppasswd in CUPS 1.1.22 ignores write errors when modifying the CUPS passwd file, which allows local users to corrupt the file by filling the associated file system and triggering the write errors.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.11%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory uic.edu

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-013.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10398	vdb entry signature
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:008	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-053.html	vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/50-1/	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18606	vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-25.xml	vendor advisory
http://tigger.uic.edu/~jlongs2/holes/cups2.txt	exploit vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1268?: CVE-2004-1268 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-1268?: To fix CVE-2004-1268, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-1268 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-1268 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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