CVE-2012-5519

Published: Nov 20, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

7.2

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

CUPS 1.4.4, when running in certain Linux distributions such as Debian GNU/Linux, stores the web interface administrator key in /var/run/cups/certs/0 using certain permissions, which allows local users in the lpadmin group to read or write arbitrary files as root by leveraging the web interface.

Affected (1)

Products: Apple: Cups

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apple Cups	Version 1.4.4

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Debian Debian Linux	All versions

Related CWEs

References (26)

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=692791

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00003.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00006.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00010.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0580.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5784

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/10/5

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/11/2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/11/5

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56494

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1654-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80012

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=692791

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00003.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00006.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00010.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0580.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5784

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/10/5

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/11/2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/11/5

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56494

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1654-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80012

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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