CVE-2012-5519

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

https://github.com/p1ckzi/CVE-2012-5519

https://github.com/0zvxr/CVE-2012-5519

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

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2012-5411

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3

EPSS