CVE-2023-24040

high

Description

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.

References

https://security.humanativaspa.it/nothing-new-under-the-sun/

https://github.com/hnsecurity/vulns/blob/main/HNS-2022-01-dtprintinfo.txt

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jan/24

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2023-01-21

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0018