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CVE-2014-3537

Published: 17 July 2014

The web interface in CUPS before 1.7.4 allows local users in the lp group to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in /var/cache/cups/rss/.

Notes

AuthorNote
jdstrand
per upstream, requires web interface to be enabled
mdeslaur
patch in 1.7.4 is slightly different than the one in the bug

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
cups
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (1.7.4-1)
lucid
Released (1.4.3-1ubuntu1.12)
precise
Released (1.5.3-0ubuntu8.4)
trusty Does not exist
(trusty was released [1.7.2-0ubuntu1.1])
Patches:
upstream: https://www.cups.org/strfiles.php/3363/str4450.patch