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-phpUpgrade cups-libsUpgrade cupsUpgrade cups-develUpgrade cups-lpd | 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-libsUpgrade cups-phpUpgrade cupsUpgrade cups-lpdUpgrade cups-devel | Oct 16, 2024 | Nov 20, 2012 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade sle-sdk-releaseUpgrade cups154-libsUpgrade cups154Upgrade cups-develUpgrade cups-libs-x86Upgrade cups-clientUpgrade cups154-filtersUpgrade sle-module-legacy-releaseUpgrade cups-libs-32bitUpgrade cupsUpgrade cups-ddkUpgrade cups-libsUpgrade cups154-client | Dec 12, 2013 | Nov 19, 2012 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade cupsUpgrade cupsys | Nov 8, 2024 | Nov 20, 2012 |
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