#VU13884 Command injection in CUPS - CVE-2018-4183

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#VU13884 Command injection in CUPS - CVE-2018-4183

Published: July 16, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU13884
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4183
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
CUPS
Software vendor:
Apple Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to command injection. A remote attacker with sandboxed root access can modify /etc/cups/cups-files.conf, inject and execute arbitrary commands as unsandboxed root.


Remediation

Update to version 2.2.1.

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