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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2600-1 cups security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1654-1 CUPS vulnerability
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:05:47.442Z

Reserved: 2012-10-24T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-5519

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-11-20T00:55:01.337

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

Link: CVE-2012-5519

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2012-11-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-5519 - Bugzilla

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