Link Following Affecting cups package, versions <1:1.4.2-67.el6


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-CUPS-2485270
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed23 Jul 2014

Introduced: 23 Jul 2014

CVE-2014-3537  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 cups to version 1:1.4.2-67.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2014-1388.

NVD Description

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

The web interface in CUPS before 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/.

CVSS Scores

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