# CVE-2008-1033: Information disclosure in n/a

> Attackers can read sensitive credentials from CUPS logs if debug logging is enabled and a printer requires a password.

- **Severity:** Low 2.1 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 2 Jun 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1033, GHSA-mjfh-xcvw-r3vp

## What is CVE-2008-1033?

CVE-2008-1033 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple Cups, published on 2 Jun 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The scheduler in CUPS in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.3, when debug logging is enabled and a printer requires a password, allows attackers to obtain sensitive information (credentials) by reading the log data, related to "authentication environment variables."

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1033?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Apple Cups.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-1033?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2008-1033 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1033 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Apple Cups

- [CVE-2008-5184](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5184/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-3641](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3641/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-0053](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0053/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-6094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6094/): Missing authorization in cups (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2010-2941](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2941/): Use after free in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-1033 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-1033 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple Cups, published on 2 Jun 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1033 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apple Cups. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1033/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1033/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1033
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1033
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-1033

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1033/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.