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CVE-2010-0393 Detail

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.


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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (03/09/2010)

This issue did not affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4 due to the lack of localization in lppasswd as provided in those releases. The affected code is present in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, however lppasswd is not shipped setuid so is not vulnerable to this issue. If a user were to enable the setuid bit on lppasswd, the impact would only be a crash of lppasswd due to use of FORTIFY_SOURCE protections. Therefore, there are no plans to correct this issue in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
http://www.cups.org/str.php?L3482
http://www.cups.org/str.php?L3482
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:072
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:072
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:073
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:073
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38524
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38524
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-906-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-906-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=558460
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=558460

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-0393
NVD Published Date:
03/05/2010
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE