CVE-2010-0393
N/A
Published: March 5, 2010 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:16 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCUPS
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
The _cupsGetlang function, as used by lppasswd.c in lppasswd in CUPS 1.2.2, 1.3.7, 1.3.9, and 1.4.1, relies on an environment variable to determine the file that provides localized message strings, which allows local users to gain privileges via a file that contains crafted localization data with format string specifiers.
Remediation
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Patch and advisory references
References (9)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:072Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:073Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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