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CVE-2004-1270

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 t…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
Easy Software ProductsCups
Versions 1.0.4, 1.0.4_8, 1.1.1, 1.1.4, 1.1.4_2, 1.1.4_3
RedhatFedora Core
Versions core_2.0, core_3.0

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