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CVE-2010-0393
Published: Mar 5, 2010
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
http://www.cups.org/str.php?L3482
x_refsource_MISC
USN-906-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
38524
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
APPLE-SA-2010-03-29-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_APPLE
MDVSA-2010:072
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
GLSA-201207-10
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
MDVSA-2010:073
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=558460
x_refsource_CONFIRM
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