CVE-2023-24040 is a vulnerability in the dtprintinfo component of Common Desktop Environment (CDE) 1.6, specifically affecting Solaris 10 systems. It allows low-privileged local users to inject arbitrary printer names via the $HOME/.printers file, leading to control flow manipulation and memory content disclosure. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.1 (HIGH), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring no user interaction, and resulting in high confidentiality and integrity impact. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opengroup:common_desktop_environment:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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