CUPS 1.7.x < 1.7.5 'get_file' Function Symlink Handling Info Disclosure

medium Nessus Plugin ID 77149

Synopsis

The remote print service is potentially affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.

Description

According to its banner, the version of CUPS installed on the remote host is 1.7.x prior to 1.7.5. It is, therefore, potentially affected by an information disclosure vulnerability that was incompletely corrected by the fix for CVE-2014-3537.

A flaw exists in the 'get_file' function within the file 'scheduler/client.c' regarding the handling of symlinks. This could allow a local attacker to cause normally protected files to be accessible via the web interface.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Either upgrade to CUPS version 1.7.5 or later, or apply the vendor patch.

See Also

https://www.cups.org/blog/2014-07-30-cups-1.7.5.html

https://github.com/apple/cups/issues/4455

https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/220

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 77149

File Name: cups_1_7_5.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: remote

Family: Misc.

Published: 8/12/2014

Updated: 11/25/2019

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-5031

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apple:cups

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, www/cups

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/29/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/22/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3537, CVE-2014-5029, CVE-2014-5030, CVE-2014-5031

BID: 68788, 68842, 68846, 68847