# CVE-2023-24040: Command injection in n/a

> Local attackers can inject printer names to manipulate control flow and disclose memory contents in the Common Desktop Environment on Solaris.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **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:** No
- **Published:** 21 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g29v-3m9r-f46w

## What is CVE-2023-24040?

CVE-2023-24040 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

dtprintinfo in Common Desktop Environment 1.6 has a bug in the parser of lpstat (an invoked external command) during listing of the names of available printers. This allows low-privileged local users to inject arbitrary printer names via the $HOME/.printers file. This injection allows those users to manipulate the control flow and disclose memory contents on Solaris 10 systems. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Weakness: CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-24040?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Opengroup Common Desktop Environment.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-24040?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-24040 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-24040 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-24040 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-24039](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24039/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-24040 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-24040 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-24040 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2023-24040/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24040/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-24040
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-24040
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-24040

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24040/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.