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ID:9115 - Exploit for Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in CUPS - CVE-2012-5519
ID:9115 - Exploit for Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in CUPS - CVE-2012-5519
Published: June 15, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43321
Vulnerability risk: High
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5519
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
CUPS
CUPS
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.