CVE-2014-5029

EUVD-2014-4928 · Published Jul 29, 2014

The web interface in CUPS 1.7.4 allows local users in the lp group to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in /var/cache/cups/rss/ and language[0] set to null. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-3537.

Technologies

Canonical Ubuntu LinuxApple Cups

Weaknesses

CWE-59

CVSS scores

v2.01.5AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

MITRE ATT&CK

Inferred

Where this vulnerability fits in an attack

ReconImpact

Execution Persistence Privilege Escalation Stealth

T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation T1027.006HTML Smuggling T1027.009Embedded Payloads T1547.009Shortcut Modification T1564.009Resource Forking T1574.005Executable Installer File Permissions Weakness T1574.010Services File Permissions Weakness

References

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0313.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1388.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/60509
http://secunia.com/advisories/60787
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2990
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:108

Potentially impacted assets

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