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    CVE-2012-5519

    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.

    Published:Nov 8, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Nov 20, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.15285
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Cups
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=692791http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=692791https://github.com/p1ckzi/CVE-2012-5519

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-284 Improper Access Control

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    References

    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=692791
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00003.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00006.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00010.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0580.html
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5784
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/10/5
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/11/2
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/11/5
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56494
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1654-1
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80012
    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=692791
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00003.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00006.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00010.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0580.html
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5784
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/10/5
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/11/2
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/11/5
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56494
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1654-1
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80012

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High