Vulnerability in Apple Cups
CVE-2010-2431
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.
EPSS: 0.001 (18.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Apple Cups — versions 1.1.12, 1.1.9-1, 1.1.6-3
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- MDVSA-2010:234 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA)
- RHSA-2010:0811 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- MDVSA-2010:232 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA)
- ADV-2010-2856 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)
- DSA-2176 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- GLSA-201207-10 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- ADV-2011-0535 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- 43521 (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-2431?
- CVE-2010-2431 is a vulnerability in Apple Cups, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. Published 2010-06-22.
- Is CVE-2010-2431 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.