Vulnerability in Apple Cups
CVE-2014-5030
CUPS before 2.0 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) index.html, (2) index.class, (3) index.pl, (4) index.php, (5) index.pyc, or (6) index.py.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 1.9 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (27.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 27.6% 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 1.7, 1.7.0, 1.7.1
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 10.04, 12.04, 14.04
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cups.org/str.php (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2341-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/22/13 (mailing-list)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1388.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/60787 (third-party-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2990 (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/22/2 (mailing-list)
- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0313.html
- secunia.com/advisories/60509 (third-party-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)