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TI-2010-00373 Aliases CVE-2010-0393GHSA-6j26-qg9p-xqqm

The _cupsGetlang function, as used by lppasswd.c in lppasswd in CUPS 1.2.2, 1.3.7, 1.3.9…

Priority LOW 30CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0032 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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 · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.7VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.9VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.1VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.7 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.9 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-0393
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6j26-qg9p-xqqm

References

Advisory 5

Other 3

  • TI-2008-03486 The Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language (HPGL) filter in CUPS before 1.3.9 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2008-00044 Multiple buffer overflows in the HP-GL/2-to-PostScript filter in CUPS before 1.3.6 might… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-02026 CUPS before 1.1.21rc1 treats a Location directive in cupsd.conf as case sensitive, which… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2010-02814 ipp.c in cupsd in CUPS 1.4.4 and earlier does not properly allocate memory for attribute… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2009-00903 The ippReadIO function in cups/ipp.c in cupsd in CUPS before 1.3.10 does not properly… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2008-04935 The web interface (cgi-bin/admin.c) in CUPS before 1.3.8 uses the guest username when a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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