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 privileges via a file that contains crafted localization data with format string specifiers.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2010-03-05T19:00:00

Updated: 2010-04-01T09:00:00

Reserved: 2010-01-27T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2010-0393

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-03-05T19:30:00.470

Modified: 2013-05-15T03:06:12.197


Link: CVE-2010-0393

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