CVE-2012-5519

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.

Score
CVSS 2.0 7.2 High
Status
Modified - secalert@redhat.com
Published
2012-11-20
Last modified
2024-08-06
Weaknesses
CWE-264

Affected products

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