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CVE-2012-5519

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Description

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.

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=692791

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/11/5

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56494

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/11/2

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/10/5

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1654-1

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0580.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5784

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00010.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00006.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00003.html

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80012

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2012-11-20

Updated: 2023-02-13

Type: CWE-264

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

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

Impact Score: 10

Exploitability Score: 3.9

Severity: HIGH

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