FKIE_CVE-2012-5519

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-11-20 00:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:46
Severity
Summary
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
secalert@redhat.comhttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=692791Exploit
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00003.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00006.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00010.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0580.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT5784
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/10/5
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/11/2
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/11/5
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56494
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1654-1
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80012
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=692791Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00003.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00006.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00010.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0580.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5784
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/10/5
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/11/2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/11/5
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56494
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1654-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80012
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apple cups 1.4.4
debian debian_linux *
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