CVE-2010-0393

Severity

69%

Complexity

34%

Confidentiality

165%

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.

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 Base Score 6.9. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

Type

Apple CUPS

First reported 14 years ago

2010-03-05 19:30:00

Last updated 11 years ago

2013-05-15 03:06:00

Affected Software

Apple CUPS 1.2.2

1.2.2

Apple CUPS 1.3.7

1.3.7

Apple CUPS 1.3.9

1.3.9

Apple CUPS 1.4.1

1.4.1

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