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CVE-2004-0923

14
FAUCET Score

CVE-2004-0923 describes a vulnerability in CUPS 1.1.20 and earlier, including versions shipped with Apple Mac OS X, where authentication details for device URIs are logged in the error_log file. This allows local users to access usernames and passwords. The vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and a potential impact of partial confidentiality loss. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or KEV entry. Despite its age and low severity, the CVE has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, placing it in the top 1% for community attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.4_8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.0.4_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1.4_2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.4_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

2.1LOW

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
36.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0044 is in the 68th percentile among its peer group of 2,096 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.6 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.16
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2004-0923

security flaw

Sep 30, 2004

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2004/Oct/msg00000.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/17593
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10710
ciac.org / ciac/bulletins/p-002.shtml
debian.org / security/2004/dsa-566
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/557062
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
mandriva.com / security/advisories
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2004-543.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/11324
PatchVendor Advisory