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TI-2004-01147 Aliases CVE-2004-1269GHSA-v5xh-vw4x-23mx

lppasswd in CUPS 1.1.22 does not remove the passwd.new file if it encounters a file-size…

Priority LOW 34Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

lppasswd in CUPS 1.1.22 does not remove the passwd.new file if it encounters a file-size resource limit while writing to passwd.new, which causes subsequent invocations of lppasswd to fail.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08954 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

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 · 24

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 14 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:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.22_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.22_rc1VulnerableEasy Software Products
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_core:core_2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*core_2.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_core:core_3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*core_3.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • 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:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.22_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.22_rc1 Vulnerable ·Easy Software Products
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_core:core_2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions core_2.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_core:core_3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions core_3.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2005:053 Released 2005-02-15 · Red Hat rating Important
    CUPS security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6.i386, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6.i386, cups-devel-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6.i386, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6.i386, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6.ia64 +6
  • RHSA-2005:013 Released 2005-01-12 · Red Hat rating Important
    cups security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.22, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.22.i386, cups-devel-1:1.1.17-13.3.22 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.22, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.22.i386, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.22.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.22, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.22.i386, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.22.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.22, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.22.i386, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.22.ia64 +6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:013
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:013
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:053
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:053
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:013
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:053
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:013
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:053

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-1269
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v5xh-vw4x-23mx

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 5

Other 1

Sources

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