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.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.6 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (27.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 27.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Cups — versions 1.1.12, 1.1.9-1, 1.1.6-3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0811.html (vendor-advisory)
- cups.org/articles.php (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2856 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176 (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml (vendor-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0535 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- secunia.com/advisories/43521 (third-party-advisory, Vendor 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.