CVE-2023-24040

HIGH 7.1CVE-2023-24040 · Published 21/01/2023 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2023-24040 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.1) vulnerability affecting common desktop environment (opengroup).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.47%, higher than 40.6% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
common desktop environment opengroup	`= 1.6`	No fix yet

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

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jan/24 · Mailing List
hnsecurity/vulns · Exploit
security.humanativaspa.it/nothing-new-under-the-sun · Exploit

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