What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2023-24040.

What is the severity of CVE-2023-24040?

The severity of CVE-2023-24040 is high with a CVSS score of 7.1.

How does CVE-2023-24040 affect the Common Desktop Environment?

CVE-2023-24040 affects Common Desktop Environment 1.6.

How can low-privileged local users exploit this vulnerability?

Low-privileged local users can exploit this vulnerability by injecting arbitrary printer names via the $HOME/.printers file.

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CVE-2023-24040

high

7.1

CWE

21/1/2023

2/8/2024

CVE-2023-24040

First published: Sat Jan 21 2023(Updated: )

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** dtprintinfo in Common Desktop Environment 1.6 has a bug in the parser of lpstat (an invoked external command) during listing of the names of available printers. This allows low-privileged local users to inject arbitrary printer names via the $HOME/.printers file. This injection allows those users to manipulate the control flow and disclose memory contents on Solaris 10 systems. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Opengroup Common Desktop Environment	=1.6
	=1.6

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What is the vulnerability ID?
The vulnerability ID is CVE-2023-24040.
What is the title of the vulnerability?
The title of the vulnerability is 'UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED dtprintinfo in Common Desktop Environment 1.6 has a bug in the parser of lpstat (an invoked external command) during listing of the names of available printers.'
What is the severity of CVE-2023-24040?
The severity of CVE-2023-24040 is high with a CVSS score of 7.1.
How does CVE-2023-24040 affect the Common Desktop Environment?
CVE-2023-24040 affects Common Desktop Environment 1.6.
How can low-privileged local users exploit this vulnerability?
Low-privileged local users can exploit this vulnerability by injecting arbitrary printer names via the $HOME/.printers file.

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