Description
cups-pk-helper before 0.2.3 does not properly wrap the (1) cupsGetFile and (2) cupsPutFile function calls, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to read or overwrite sensitive files using CUPS resources.
Published: 2012-11-20
Score: 5.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2562-1 cups-pk-helper security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-4439 cups-pk-helper before 0.2.3 does not properly wrap the (1) cupsGetFile and (2) cupsPutFile function calls, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to read or overwrite sensitive files using CUPS resources.
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00254}

epss

{'score': 0.00361}


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Cups-pk-helper Project Cups-pk-helper
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:35:10.050Z

Reserved: 2012-08-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-4510

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-11-20T00:55:01.057

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-4510

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-4510 - Bugzilla

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