Vulnerability in Opengroup Common Desktop Environment
CVE-2023-24040
dtprintinfo in Common Desktop Environment 1.6 has a bug in the parser of lpstat (an invoked external command) during listing of the names of available printers. This allows low-privileged local users to inject arbitrary printer names via the $HOME/.printers file. This injection allows those users to manipulate the control flow and disclose memory contents on Solaris 10 systems. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
EPSS: 0.005 (37.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Opengroup Common_desktop_environment — versions 1.6
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-24040?
- CVE-2023-24040 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opengroup Common Desktop Environment, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2023-01-21.
- How severe is CVE-2023-24040?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-24040 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.