Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : cups (MDVSA-2012:179)

high Nessus Plugin ID 63257

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Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A vulnerability was discovered and corrected in cups :

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 (CVE-2012-5519).

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 63257

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2012-179.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 12/13/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:cups, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:cups-common, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:cups-serial, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64cups2, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64cups2-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libcups2, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libcups2-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:php-cups, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2011

Required KB Items: Host/Mandrake/rpm-list, Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/12/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-5519

BID: 56494

MDVSA: 2012:179

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