CVE-2004-1269

lppasswd in CUPS 1.1.22 does not remove the passwd.new file if it encounters a file-size resource...

5.0 MediumPublic exploitFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

8.95%Up 1.8 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

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.

Record: CVE-2004-1269
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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.

Record: CVE-2004-1269
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2004-1266 No score

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.

Record: EUVD-2004-1266
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v5xh-vw4x-23mx No score

lppasswd in CUPS 1.1.22 does not remove the passwd.new file if it encounters a file-size resource...

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.

Record: GHSA-v5xh-vw4x-23mx
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

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.

Record: CVE-2004-1269
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2004-1269 No score

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.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1269
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`cups` Debian:12	before 1.1.22-2	1.1.22-2
`cups` Debian:13	before 1.1.22-2	1.1.22-2
`cups` Debian:14	before 1.1.22-2	1.1.22-2
`cups` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.1.17-13.3.22	1:1.1.17-13.3.22
`cups-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.1.17-13.3.22	1:1.1.17-13.3.22
`cups-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.1.17-13.3.22	1:1.1.17-13.3.22
`cups-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.1.17-13.3.22	1:1.1.17-13.3.22
`cups` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.1.17-13.3.22	1:1.1.17-13.3.22
`cups-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.1.17-13.3.22	1:1.1.17-13.3.22
`cups-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.1.17-13.3.22	1:1.1.17-13.3.22

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`cups-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.1.17-13.3.22	1:1.1.17-13.3.22
`cups` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.1.17-13.3.22	1:1.1.17-13.3.22
`cups-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.1.17-13.3.22	1:1.1.17-13.3.22
`cups-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.1.17-13.3.22	1:1.1.17-13.3.22
`cups-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.1.17-13.3.22	1:1.1.17-13.3.22
`cups` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.1.17-13.3.22	1:1.1.17-13.3.22
`cups-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.1.17-13.3.22	1:1.1.17-13.3.22
`cups-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.1.17-13.3.22	1:1.1.17-13.3.22
`cups-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1:1.1.17-13.3.22	1:1.1.17-13.3.22
`cups` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6	1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6
`cups-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6	1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6
`cups-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6	1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6
`cups-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6	1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6
`cups` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6	1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6
`cups-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6	1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6
`cups-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6	1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6
`cups-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6	1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6
`cups` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6	1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6
`cups-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6	1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6
`cups-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6	1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6
`cups-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6	1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6
`cups` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6	1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6
`cups-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6	1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6
`cups-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6	1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6
`cups-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6	1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Easy Software Products LPPassWd 1.1.22 - Resource Limit Denial of Service	2004-12-11

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2004-1269 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Easy Software Products Cups, published December 22, 2004. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.95%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in cups 1.1.22-2.

References

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