CVE-2014-5029
First published: Tue Jul 29 2014(Updated: )
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.
Credit: security@debian.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Cups | =1.7.4 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =10.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =12.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =14.04 |
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Reference Links
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0313.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1388.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60509
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60787
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2990
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:108
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/22/13
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/22/2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2341-1
- https://cups.org/str.php?L4455
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/severity
- agent/weakness
- agent/references
- agent/author
- agent/tags
- agent/type
- agent/description
- agent/event
- agent/remedy
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/last-modified-date
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- vendor/apple
- canonical/apple cups
- version/apple cups/1.7.4
- vendor/canonical
- canonical/canonical ubuntu linux
- version/canonical ubuntu linux/10.04
- version/canonical ubuntu linux/12.04
- version/canonical ubuntu linux/14.04