CVE-2012-5519

CVE Database · CVE-2012-5519

CVE-2012-5519

· N/AModified

CVSS v3.1

N/A

EPSS

2.13%

Published

Nov 19, 2012

Modified

Apr 28, 2026

Public PoC / Exploit (1)

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Description

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.

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Products (2)

apple · cupsvulnerable

debian · debian_linux

References (20)

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=692791

Exploit

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00003.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00006.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00010.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0580.html

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5784

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/10/5

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/11/2

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/11/5

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