Description
lppasswd in CUPS before 1.7.1, when running with setuid privileges, allows local users to read portions of arbitrary files via a modified HOME environment variable and a symlink attack involving .cups/client.conf.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 1.2/10
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0021.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56531Vendor Advisory
- http://www.cups.org/blog.php?L704
- http://www.cups.org/str.php?L4319Exploit, Patch
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:015
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2082-1
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0021.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56531Vendor Advisory
- http://www.cups.org/blog.php?L704
- http://www.cups.org/str.php?L4319Exploit, Patch
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:015
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2082-1
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 26, 2014
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified