gsd-2012-5519
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:20
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.
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CVE-2012-5519


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      "lastModifiedDate": "2023-02-13T00:26Z",
      "publishedDate": "2012-11-20T00:55Z"
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}


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