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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

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
Fortify source removed the root escalation part

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
cups
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Does not exist

hardy Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

intrepid
Released (1.3.9-2ubuntu9.5)
jaunty
Released (1.3.9-17ubuntu3.6)
karmic
Released (1.4.1-5ubuntu2.4)
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)
hardy
Released (1.3.7-1ubuntu3.8)
intrepid Does not exist

jaunty Does not exist

karmic Does not exist