Improper Access Control Affecting cups-php package, versions <1:1.4.2-50.el6_4.4


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.13% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-CUPSPHP-2070903
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed8 Nov 2012

Introduced: 8 Nov 2012

CVE-2012-5519  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 cups-php to version 1:1.4.2-50.el6_4.4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cups-php package and not the cups-php package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

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