Vulnerability in Apple Cups
CVE-2004-2154
CUPS before 1.1.21rc1 treats a Location directive in cupsd.conf as case sensitive, which allows attackers to bypass intended ACLs via a printer name containing uppercase or lowercase letters that are different from what is specified in the…
EPSS: 0.021 (79.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Apple Cups — versions 1.1.21
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 4.10
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Broken Link, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Broken Link, x_refsource_OVAL, signature, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2004-2154?
- CVE-2004-2154 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple Cups, classified under Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2004-12-31.
- How severe is CVE-2004-2154?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.