CVE-2004-1269

Public Exploit

Description

lppasswd in CUPS 1.1.22 does not remove the passwd.new file if it encounters a file-size resource limit while writing to passwd.new, which causes subsequent invocations of lppasswd to fail.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 9.90% Top 10%

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://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18608	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9545	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
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-2004-1269?: CVE-2004-1269 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-1269?: To fix CVE-2004-1269, 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-2004-1269 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-1269 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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