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TI-2004-00835 Aliases CVE-2004-0923GHSA-5vjf-3cwc-4r7f

CUPS 1.1.20 and earlier records authentication information for a device URI in the…

Priority LOW 12Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

CUPS 1.1.20 and earlier records authentication information for a device URI in the error_log file, which allows local users to obtain user names and passwords.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00445 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 51

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.4VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.0.4_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.4_8VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.1VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.4VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.4_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.4_2VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.4_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.4_3VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.4_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.4_5VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.6VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.7VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.10VulnerableEasy Software Products
Show 41 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.12VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.13VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.14VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.15VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.16VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.17VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.18VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.19VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.19_rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.19_rc5VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.20VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.21VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.2.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.2.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.2.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.2.4VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.2.5VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.2.6VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.2.7VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.2.8VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.3.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.3.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.3.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.3.4VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.3.5VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.2.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.2.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.2.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.2.4VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.2.5VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.2.6VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.2.7VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.2.8VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.3.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.3.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.3.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.3.4VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.3.5VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.12 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.13 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.14 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.15 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.16 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.17 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.18 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.19 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.19_rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.19_rc5 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.20 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.21 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.2.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.2.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.2.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.2.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.2.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.2.6 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.2.7 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.2.8 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.3.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.3.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.3.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.3.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.3.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.2.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.2.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.2.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.2.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.2.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.2.6 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.2.7 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.2.8 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.3.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.3.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.3.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.3.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.3.5 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2004:543 Released 2004-10-22 · Red Hat rating Important
    cups security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.16, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.16.i386, cups-devel-1:1.1.17-13.3.16 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.16, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.16.i386, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.16.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.16, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.16.i386, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.16.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.16, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.16.i386, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.16.ia64 +6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:543
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:543
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:543
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:543

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0923
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5vjf-3cwc-4r7f

References

Patch 1

Advisory 5

Other 1

Sources

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