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    CVE-2014-5029

    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.

    Published:Jul 22, 2014
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Jul 29, 2014
    EPSS Score:0.00049
    CVSS Score:1.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Cups
    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    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
    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

    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