CVE-2004-1270

security flaw

Published Dec 22, 2004 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2004-1267 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-50-1 CUPS vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 8, 2024, 12:46 AM
Reserved
Dec 20, 2004, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 10, 2005, 5:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:07 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Dec 15, 2004, 12:00 AM