CVE-2004-1270
EPSS 0.11%
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.
How to fix CVE-2004-1270
To remediate CVE-2004-1270, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/cups—upgrade to 1.1.22-2 or later
Is CVE-2004-1270 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.1.22-2