CVE-2004-1268
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.
02 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.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.45% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 39.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2004-12-22 05:00Z21 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 00:46Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2004-12-20
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 042c2b41ef5ea3815884dab0e063fe8d0fe82314baac62b74783ea61f6ae84e8
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2005:013http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-013.html
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:10398https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10398
- www.mandriva.comMDKSA-2005:008http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:008
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2005:053http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-053.html
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-50-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/50-1/
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comcups-lppasswd-passwd-truncate(18606)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18606
- www.gentoo.orgGLSA-200412-25http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-25.xml
- tigger.uic.eduhttp://tigger.uic.edu/~jlongs2/holes/cups2.txt
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- cups Fixed in 1.1.22-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- cups Fixed in 1.1.22-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- cups Fixed in 1.1.22-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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