CVE-2010-2431
CUPS < 1.4.4 - Arbitrary File Overwrite via Symlink Attack on Cache Files
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (11)
Core 11
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:234
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0811.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://cups.org/articles.php?L596
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:232
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2856
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0535
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=605397
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/43521
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://cups.org/str.php?L3510
Scores
EPSS
0.0036
EPSS Percentile
27.4%
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (32)
apple/cups
1.1
apple/cups
1.1.1
apple/cups
1.1.2
apple/cups
1.1.3
apple/cups
1.1.4
apple/cups
1.1.5
apple/cups
1.1.5-1
apple/cups
1.1.5-2
apple/cups
1.1.6
apple/cups
1.1.6-1
... and 22 more
Published
Jun 22, 2010
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026