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CVE-2012-5519
Published: Nov 20, 2012
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
[oss-security] 20121111 Re: Privilege escalation (lpadmin -> root) in cups
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
USN-1654-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5784
x_refsource_CONFIRM
APPLE-SA-2013-06-04-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_APPLE
SUSE-SU-2015:1044
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
cups-systemgroup-priv-esc(80012)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
[oss-security] 20121111 Re: Privilege escalation (lpadmin -> root) in cups
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=692791
x_refsource_CONFIRM
RHSA-2013:0580
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
SUSE-SU-2015:1041
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
[oss-security] 20121110 Privilege escalation (lpadmin -> root) in cups
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
56494
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
openSUSE-SU-2015:1056
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
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