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CVE-2004-1270 Detail

Description

lppasswd 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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Hyperlink Resource
http://tigger.uic.edu/~jlongs2/holes/cups2.txt Exploit  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-25.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:008
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-013.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-053.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18609
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11507
https://usn.ubuntu.com/50-1/

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2004-1270
NVD Published Date:
01/10/2005
NVD Last Modified:
10/03/2018
Source:
MITRE