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CUPS 'lppasswd' Tool Localized Message String Security Bypass Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
This host is running CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System) Service, which is prone to security bypass vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to error within the '_cupsGetlang()' function, as used by 'lppasswd.c' in 'lppasswd', relies on an environment variable to determine the file that provides localized message strings.
Affected Software
Affected Software
CUPS versions 1.2.x, 1.3.x, 1.4.x on Linux.
Solution
Solution
No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.