GLSA-201404-01 : CUPS: Arbitrary file read/write

high Nessus Plugin ID 73390

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201404-01 (CUPS: Arbitrary file read/write)

Members of the lpadmin group have admin access to the web interface, where they can edit the config file and set some “dangerous” directives (like the logfilenames), which enable them to read or write files as the user running the CUPS webserver.
Impact :

A local attacker could possibly exploit this vulnerability to read or write files as the user running the CUPS webserver.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All CUPS users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-print/cups-1.6.2-r5'

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 73390

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201404-01.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 4/8/2014

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:gentoo:linux:cups, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/7/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-5519

BID: 56494

GLSA: 201404-01

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