SB2014072903 - Link following in Apple CUPS
Published: July 29, 2014 Updated: August 3, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014072903
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Link following (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-5029)
The vulnerability allows a local #AU# to gain access to sensitive information.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
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
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/22/13
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/22/2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2341-1
- https://cups.org/str.php?L4455