Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2012-4510 |
CWE-ID | CWE-264 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software |
cups-pk-helper Other software / Other software solutions |
Vendor | Freedesktop.org |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU43320
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4510
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
cups-pk-helper before 0.2.3 does not properly wrap the (1) cupsGetFile and (2) cupsPutFile function calls, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to read or overwrite sensitive files using CUPS resources.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionscups-pk-helper: 0.0.1 - 0.2.1
CPE2.3http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2562
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:069
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/12/2
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.