MEDIUM
security flaw
Published Dec 22, 2004
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.95%
Description
lppasswd in CUPS 1.1.22 does not remove the passwd.new file if it encounters a file-size resource limit while writing to passwd.new, which causes subsequent invocations of lppasswd to fail.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.4_8
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.4
- 1.1.4_2
- 1.1.4_3
- 1.1.4_5
- 1.1.6
- 1.1.7
- 1.1.10
- 1.1.12
- 1.1.13
- 1.1.14
- 1.1.15
- 1.1.16
- 1.1.17
- 1.1.18
- 1.1.19
- 1.1.19_rc5
- 1.1.20
- 1.1.21
- 1.1.22_rc1
Configuration 2
OR
- core_2.0
- core_3.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.22
Fixed · RHSA-2005:013
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6
Fixed · RHSA-2005:053
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.22 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:013 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:053 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
8.95% 0.08954
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.08954
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.95% (0.08954) | 95.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.95% (0.08954) | 94.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 14, 2025 | 8.64% (0.08636) | 92.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.90% (0.09900) | 92.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 18.89% (0.18887) | 92.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 9.90% (0.09900) | 92.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.56% (0.01560) | 87.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 7, 2024 | 1.56% (0.01560) | 87.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.56% (0.01560) | 85.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.20% (0.07197) | 92.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.20% (0.07197) | 91.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.20% (0.07197) | 80.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (12)
- http://tigger.uic.edu/~jlongs2/holes/cups2.txt x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-25.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:008 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-013.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-053.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-1269 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617402 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18608 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1269
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9545 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/50-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-1269
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://tigger.uic.edu/~jlongs2/holes/cups2.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-25.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:008 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-013.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-053.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-1269 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617402 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18608 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1269 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9545 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/50-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-1269 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 22, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Dec 20, 2004
Link CVE-2004-1269
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a