CVE-2010-0393
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.32%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.32% probability · 25th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- apple/cups
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
- http://www.cups.org/str.php?L3482
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:072
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:073
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38524
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-906-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=558460
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
- http://www.cups.org/str.php?L3482
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:072
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:073
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38524
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-906-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=558460
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.