Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU13882

Information disclosure in CUPS - CVE-2018-4181

Published: July 16, 2018

Vulnerability identifier: #VU13882

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4181

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Apple Inc.

Affected software:
CUPS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to unspecified flaw. A local attacker can manipulate cupsd.conf and read arbitrary files with root privileges.

Update to version 2.2.1.