National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2004-0923
Original release date:01/27/2005
Last revised:09/10/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
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.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
3.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#557062
Name: VU#557062
Type: Advisory
External Source: BID
Name: 11324
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2004:543
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: cups-password-disclosure(17593)
Type: Advisory
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-566
External Source: CIAC
Name: P-002
External Source: APPLE
Name: APPLE-SA-2004-09-30
External Source: MANDRAKE
Name: MDKSA-2004:116
