Vulnerability in Apple Cups
CVE-2010-0393
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 privileg…
EPSS: 0.001 (23.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Apple Cups — versions 1.2.2, 1.3.7, 1.3.9
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- APPLE-SA-2010-03-29-1 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE)
- GLSA-201207-10 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- MDVSA-2010:072 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA)
- MDVSA-2010:073 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA)
- 38524 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- USN-906-1 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-0393?
- CVE-2010-0393 is a vulnerability in Apple Cups, classified under CWE-264. Published 2010-03-05.
- Is CVE-2010-0393 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.