CVE-2012-5519

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    CVE-2012-5519

    Published: 20 Nov 2012Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0580.html, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1654-1, 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://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, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80012

    Affected packages

    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