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CVE-2012-5519

CUPS 1.4.4, when running in certain Linux distributions such as Debian GNU/Linux, stores the web interface administrator

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.07193
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  • EPSS percentile: top 8% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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7.2
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD20 Nov 2012 · 12:55 AM

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suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0575-1
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