CVE-2012-5519
7.2 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
6.1 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
46.3%
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.
Affected configurations
References
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=692791
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00003.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00006.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00010.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0580.html
support.apple.com/kb/HT5784
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/10/5
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/11/2
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/11/5
www.securityfocus.com/bid/56494
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1654-1
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80012
Related
7.2 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
6.1 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
46.3%