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 directive.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.021 (81.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Cups — versions 1.1.21
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 4.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- www.cups.org/str.php (Patch, Broken Link)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-571.html (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi (vendor-advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-185-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9940 (Broken Link, signature, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi (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.