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.
| Type | CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| text | N/A | n/a |
| Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|
| CAPEC ID | Description |
|---|
| Event | Date |
|---|
| Hyperlink | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://cups.org/str.php?L4455 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2341-1 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_UBUNTU |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/22/13 | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1388.html | vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/60787 | third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2990 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_DEBIAN |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/22/2 | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST |
| http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0313.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/60509 | third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:108 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_MANDRIVA |
| Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|
| CAPEC ID | Description |
|---|
| Event | Date |
|---|
| Hyperlink | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://cups.org/str.php?L4455 | x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2341-1 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_UBUNTU x_transferred |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/22/13 | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST x_transferred |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1388.html | vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/60787 | third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA x_transferred |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2990 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_DEBIAN x_transferred |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/22/2 | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST x_transferred |
| http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0313.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/60509 | third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA x_transferred |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:108 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_MANDRIVA x_transferred |