CUPS before 1.1.21rc1 treats a Location directive in cupsd.conf as case sensitive, which allows attackers to bypass intended ACLs via a printer name containing uppercase or lowercase letters that are different from what is specified in the directive.

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Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-185-1 CUPS vulnerability
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Thu, 08 Aug 2024 02:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:15:01.684Z

Reserved: 2005-07-05T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2004-2154

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:15:01.684Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2004-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2004-2154

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2004-05-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2004-2154 - Bugzilla

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