Is CVE-2004-1268 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2004-1268 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2004-1268?

CVE-2004-1268 has a CVSS v2 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2004-1268?

CVE-2004-1268 has an EPSS score of 0.45% (36th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2004-1268?

Upgrade cups on debian 11 to 1.1.22-2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2004-1268

LOW

2.1

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available

cupsDebian

Fixed in:1.1.22-2CVE-2004-1268

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.45%probability of exploitation in 30 days

36thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 36% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

tigger.uic.edu

Other references7

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