Privilege escalation in CUPS - CVE-2018-4180
Published: July 16, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13881
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4180
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
CUPS
CUPS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to unspecified flaw. A local attacker with access to cupsctl can set an environment variable and gain elevated privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-4180
Update to version 2.2.1.