Description
The cupsFileOpen function in CUPS before 1.4.4 allows local users, with lp group membership, to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /var/cache/cups/remote.cache or (2) /var/cache/cups/job.cache file.
Published: 2010-06-22
Score: 2.6 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2176-1 cups security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-2440 The cupsFileOpen function in CUPS before 1.4.4 allows local users, with lp group membership, to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /var/cache/cups/remote.cache or (2) /var/cache/cups/job.cache file.
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Apple Cups
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T02:32:16.645Z

Reserved: 2010-06-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-2431

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2010-06-22T20:30:01.757

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2010-2431

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2010-06-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-2431 - Bugzilla

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