CVE-2004-1268
N/A
Published: December 22, 2004 at 05:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:07 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsFedora CoreCups
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (8)
x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://tigger.uic.edu/~jlongs2/holes/cups2.txtVendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-25.xmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:008Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-013.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-053.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18606VDB EntrySignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Source: [email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10398Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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