FKIE_CVE-2012-5519
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-11-20 00:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:46
Severity
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | cups | 1.4.4 | |
| debian | debian_linux | * |
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