CVE-2008-5184

Severity

99%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

165%

The web interface (cgi-bin/admin.c) in CUPS before 1.3.8 uses the guest username when a user is not logged on to the web server, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended policy and conduct CSRF attacks via the (1) add and (2) cancel RSS subscription functions.

The web interface (cgi-bin/admin.c) in CUPS before 1.3.8 uses the guest username when a user is not logged on to the web server, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended policy and conduct CSRF attacks via the (1) add and (2) cancel RSS subscription functions.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 9.9. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

Type

Apple

First reported 16 years ago

2008-11-21 02:30:00

Last updated 16 years ago

2009-01-29 06:58:00

Affected Software

Apple CUPS 1.1

1.1

Apple CUPS 1.1.1

1.1.1

Apple CUPS 1.1.2

1.1.2

Apple CUPS 1.1.3

1.1.3

Apple CUPS 1.1.4

1.1.4

Apple CUPS 1.1.5

1.1.5

Apple CUPS 1.1.5-1

1.1.5-1

Apple CUPS 1.1.5-2

1.1.5-2

Apple CUPS 1.1.6

1.1.6

Apple CUPS 1.1.6-1

1.1.6-1

Apple CUPS 1.1.6-2

1.1.6-2

Apple CUPS 1.1.6-3

1.1.6-3

Apple CUPS 1.1.7

1.1.7

Apple CUPS 1.1.8

1.1.8

Apple CUPS 1.1.9

1.1.9

Apple CUPS 1.1.9-1

1.1.9-1

Apple CUPS 1.1.10

1.1.10

Apple CUPS 1.1.10-1

1.1.10-1

Apple CUPS 1.1.11

1.1.11

Apple CUPS 1.1.12

1.1.12

Apple CUPS 1.1.13

1.1.13

Apple CUPS 1.1.14

1.1.14

Apple CUPS 1.1.15

1.1.15

Apple CUPS 1.1.16

1.1.16

Apple CUPS 1.1.17

1.1.17

Apple CUPS 1.18

1.1.18

Apple CUPS 1.1.19

1.1.19

Apple CUPS 1.1.19 release candidate 1

1.1.19

Apple CUPS 1.1.19 release candidate 2

1.1.19

Apple CUPS 1.1.19 release candidate 3

1.1.19

Apple CUPS 1.1.19 release candidate 4

1.1.19

Apple CUPS 1.1.19 release candidate 5

1.1.19

Apple CUPS 1.1.20

1.1.20

Apple CUPS 1.1.20 release candidate 1

1.1.20

Apple CUPS 1.1.20 release candidate 2

1.1.20

Apple CUPS 1.1.20 release candidate 3

1.1.20

Apple CUPS 1.1.20 release candidate 4

1.1.20

Apple CUPS 1.1.20 release candidate 5

1.1.20

Apple CUPS 1.1.20 release candidate 6

1.1.20

Apple CUPS 1.1.21

1.1.21

Apple CUPS 1.1.21 release candidate 1

1.1.21

Apple CUPS 1.1.21 release candidate 2

1.1.21

Apple CUPS 1.1.22

1.1.22

Apple CUPS 1.1.22 release candidate 1

1.1.22

Apple CUPS 1.1.22 release candidate 2

1.1.22

Apple CUPS 1.1.23

1.1.23

Apple CUPS 1.1.23 release candidate 1

1.1.23

Apple CUPS 1.2 b1

1.2

Apple CUPS 1.2 b2

1.2

Apple CUPS 1.2 release candidate 1

1.2

Apple CUPS 1.2 release candidate 2

1.2

Apple CUPS 1.2 release candidate 3

1.2

Apple CUPS 1.2.0

1.2.0

Apple CUPS 1.2.1

1.2.1

Apple CUPS 1.2.2

1.2.2

Apple CUPS 1.2.3

1.2.3

Apple CUPS 1.2.4

1.2.4

Apple CUPS 1.2.5

1.2.5

Apple CUPS 1.2.6

1.2.6

Apple CUPS 1.2.7

1.2.7

Apple CUPS 1.2.8

1.2.8

Apple CUPS 1.2.9

1.2.9

Apple CUPS 1.2.10

1.2.10

Apple CUPS 1.2.11

1.2.11

Apple CUPS 1.2.12

1.2.12

Apple CUPS 1.3 b1

1.3

Apple CUPS 1.3 release candidate 1

1.3

Apple CUPS 1.3 release candidate 2

1.3

Apple CUPS 1.3.0

1.3.0

Apple CUPS 1.3.1

1.3.1

Apple CUPS 1.3.2

1.3.2

Apple CUPS 1.3.3

1.3.3

Apple CUPS 1.3.4

1.3.4

Apple CUPS 1.3.5

1.3.5

Apple CUPS 1.3.6

1.3.6

Apple Cups

References

SUSE-SR:2008:026

http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2774

http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/pwning-ubuntu-via-cups/

Exploit

MDVSA-2009:028

[oss-security] 20081119 CVE request: CUPS DoS via RSS subscriptions

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