6.9

CVE-2010-0393: apple cups

CVSS: 6.9v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2010-0393DSA-2007-1
Published 05-03-2010Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2010-0393 is a medium (CVSS 6.9) vulnerability in apple cups. EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.9/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.32%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10075-1

Timeline

  1. 05-03-2010
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.32%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

23%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.32% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.32%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Apple1 product
  • cups1.2.2 | 1.3.7 | 1.3.9 | 1.4.1
Debian1 product
  • cups< 1.4.2-9.1 | < 1.3.8-1+lenny8

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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