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


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (48th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-CUPSPHP-1453671
  • 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 RHEL:6 cups-php to version 1:1.4.2-50.el6_4.4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2013:0580.

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 RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL: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 Scores

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