CVE-2010-0393
Published: 3 March 2010
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.
Notes
Author | Note |
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mdeslaur | Fortify source removed the root escalation part |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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cups Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Does not exist
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hardy |
Does not exist
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upstream |
Needs triage
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intrepid |
Released
(1.3.9-2ubuntu9.5)
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jaunty |
Released
(1.3.9-17ubuntu3.6)
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karmic |
Released
(1.4.1-5ubuntu2.4)
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This vulnerability is mitigated in part by the use of -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 in Ubuntu. | ||
cupsys Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
upstream |
Needs triage
|
dapper |
Released
(1.2.2-0ubuntu0.6.06.17)
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hardy |
Released
(1.3.7-1ubuntu3.8)
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intrepid |
Does not exist
|
|
jaunty |
Does not exist
|
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karmic |
Does not exist
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