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Vulnerability record · CVE-2004-1269 · published 10 January 2005

CVE-2004-1269: Easy software products cups vulnerability

EEasy Software Products · Cups

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.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 9.0% · top 4.9%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
9.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
16References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2004-1269), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.