High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published Jan 21, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-24040

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.

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Affected products

Common Desktop Environment/Common Desktop Environmentdescription
Common Desktop Environment/dtprintinfollm-create
Range: <1.6
Solaris/Solarisllm-fuzzy

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References

github.com/hnsecurity/vulns/blob/main/HNS-2022-01-dtprintinfo.txtnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
security.humanativaspa.it/nothing-new-under-the-sun/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jan/24nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory

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