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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1268

lppasswd in CUPS 1.1.22 ignores write errors when modifying the CUPS passwd file, which allows local users to corrupt the file by filling the associated file system and triggering the write errors.

Products
cups
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1.1.22-2
CVEs
CVE-2004-1268
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 14:22 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1268

core-osv · Original source

Published 10 Jan 2005, 05:00 UTC

lppasswd in CUPS 1.1.22 ignores write errors when modifying the CUPS passwd file, which allows local users to corrupt the file by filling the associated file system and triggering the write errors.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1268

cups

Fixed versions: 1.1.22-2

cups

Fixed versions: 1.1.22-2

cups

Fixed versions: 1.1.22-2

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1268",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "lppasswd in CUPS 1.1.22 ignores write errors when modifying the CUPS passwd file, which allows local users to corrupt the file by filling the associated file system and triggering the write errors.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1268",
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-21T15:47:21.840214625Z",
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 393799,
  "published_at": "2005-01-10T05:00:00+00:00"
}