CVE-2002-1366 Race condition in n/a

Medium 6.2 Published Updated

Local attackers with lp privileges can overwrite arbitrary files via race conditions in CUPS, potentially compromising system integrity.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2002-1366?

CVE-2002-1366 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 1 Sep 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.1.14 through 1.1.17 allows local users with lp privileges to create or overwrite arbitrary files via file race conditions, as demonstrated by ice-cream.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1366?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Mac Os X, Easy Software Products Cups.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1366?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2002-1366 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1366 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Mac Os X vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1366, GHSA-qq4v-v49x-w99c.

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