CVE-2014-5029 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Severity

15%

Complexity

27%

Confidentiality

48%

The web interface in CUPS 1.7.4 allows local users in the lp group to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in /var/cache/cups/rss/ and language[0] set to null. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-3537.

The web interface in CUPS 1.7.4 allows local users in the lp group to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in /var/cache/cups/rss/ and language[0] set to null. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-3537.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 1.5. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N).

Overview

First reported 10 years ago

2014-07-29 14:55:00

Last updated 8 years ago

2017-01-07 03:00:00

Affected Software

Apple CUPS 1.7.4

1.7.4

Canonical Ubuntu Linux 10.04 LTS

10.04

Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS

12.04

Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 LTS (Long-Term Support)

14.04

References

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0313.html

RHSA-2014:1388

60509

60787

DSA-2990

MDVSA-2015:108

[oss-security] 20140722 Re: CVE Request: cups: Incomplete fix for CVE-2014-3537

[oss-security] 20140722 CVE Request: cups: Incomplete fix for CVE-2014-3537

USN-2341-1

https://cups.org/str.php?L4455

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