CUPS 1.4.4, when running in certain Linux distributions such as Debian GNU/Linux, stores the web interface administrator key in /var/run/cups/certs/0 using certain permissions, which allows local users in the lpadmin group to read or write arbitrary files as root by leveraging the web interface.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.4
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Osx Cups | — | Upgrade macOS to the latest version | Jun 20, 2013 | Nov 19, 2012 |
| Apple Osx Note | — | Apply OS X security update 2013-002Upgrade macOS to the latest version | Aug 28, 2015 | Nov 19, 2012 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade cups-lpdUpgrade cups-develUpgrade cups-phpUpgrade cups-libsUpgrade cups | Dec 1, 2016 | Nov 19, 2012 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade cups | Jul 30, 2024 | Nov 20, 2012 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-print/cups. | Oct 30, 2017 | Nov 19, 2012 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade cups-lpdUpgrade cups-develUpgrade cupsUpgrade cups-phpUpgrade cups-libs | Oct 16, 2024 | Nov 20, 2012 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade cups-ddkUpgrade cupsUpgrade libcups2Upgrade cups-libs-32bitUpgrade cups-configUpgrade cups-clientUpgrade cups154-clientUpgrade libcupsppdc1Upgrade libcupscgi1Upgrade cups154-filtersUpgrade cups-libs-x86Upgrade cups-libsUpgrade cups154-libsUpgrade libcupsmime1Upgrade libcups2-32bitUpgrade cups-develUpgrade libcupsimage2Upgrade cups154 | Dec 12, 2013 | Jun 28, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade cupsysUpgrade cups | Nov 8, 2024 | Nov 20, 2012 |
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