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.
Published: 2010-03-05
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2007-1 New cups packages fix arbitrary code execution
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-0424 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-906-1 CUPS vulnerabilities
History

Wed, 28 May 2025 14:45:00 +0000

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:45:12.192Z

Reserved: 2010-01-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-0393

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2010-03-05T19:30:00.470

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2010-0393

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2010-03-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-0393 - Bugzilla

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