#VU13885 Security restrictions bypass in CUPS - CVE-2018-6553

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#VU13885 Security restrictions bypass in CUPS - CVE-2018-6553

Published: July 16, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU13885
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6553
CWE-ID: CWE-264
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 bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to unspecified flaw. A remote attacker can invoke the dnssd backend using an alternate name that has been hard linked to dnssd and bypass the AppArmor cupsd sandbox


Remediation

Update to version 2.2.1.

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