CVE-2004-1270

NameCVE-2004-1270
Descriptionlppasswd in CUPS 1.1.22, when run in environments that do not ensure that file descriptors 0, 1, and 2 are open when lppasswd is called, does not verify that the passwd.new file is different from STDERR, which allows local users to control output to passwd.new via certain user input that triggers an error message.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
cups (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)1.7.5-11+deb8u12fixed
stretch (security)2.2.1-8+deb9u8fixed
stretch (lts), stretch2.2.1-8+deb9u12fixed
buster, buster (lts)2.2.10-6+deb10u11fixed
buster (security)2.2.10-6+deb10u10fixed
bullseye2.3.3op2-3+deb11u8fixed
bullseye (security)2.3.3op2-3+deb11u9fixed
bookworm (security), bookworm2.4.2-3+deb12u8fixed
sid, trixie2.4.10-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
cupssource(unstable)1.1.22-2
cupsyssource(unstable)1.1.22-2

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