Linuxprinting.org Foomatic 3.0/3.0.1/3.0.2/3.1 CUPS privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Linuxprinting.org Foomatic 3.0/3.0.1/3.0.2/3.1. This impacts an unknown function of the component CUPS. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-0801. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linuxprinting.org Foomatic 3.0/3.0.1/3.0.2/3.1 (Printing Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component CUPS. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unknown vulnerability in foomatic-rip in Foomatic before 3.0.2 allows local users or remote attackers with access to CUPS to execute arbitrary commands.

The bug was discovered 09/15/2004. The weakness was presented 09/16/2004 by Security Team with SuSE Security Team (Website). The advisory is available at distro.conectiva.com.br. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-0801 since 08/25/2004. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14779 (GLSA-200409-24 : Foomatic: Arbitrary command execution in foomatic-rip filter), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165154 (SUSE Security Update for Foomatic-Filters (SUSE-SA:2006:026)).

Upgrading to version 3.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17388), Tenable (14779), SecurityFocus (BID 11184†), OSVDB (10000†) and Secunia (SA12557†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 14779
Nessus Name: GLSA-200409-24 : Foomatic: Arbitrary command execution in foomatic-rip filter
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OpenVAS ID: 54680
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200409-24 (foomatic)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Foomatic 3.0.2

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08/25/2004 🔍
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09/16/2004 +1 days 🔍
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04/14/2015 +3589 days 🔍
07/11/2025 +3741 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: distro.conectiva.com.br
Researcher: Security Team
Organization: SuSE Security Team
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-0801 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0801
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22218
X-Force: 17388
SecurityFocus: 11184 - LinuxPrinting.org Foomatic-Filter Command Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 12557 - Foomatic foomatic-rip Print Filter Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 10000 - Foomatic command execution
Vulnerability Center: 8378 - Foomatic < 3.0.2 Allows Code Execution via foomatic-rip Print Filter, High

Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2015 01:19 PM
Updated: 07/11/2025 08:45 PM
Changes: 04/14/2015 01:19 PM (80), 06/05/2019 12:19 AM (5), 07/11/2025 08:45 PM (20)
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Cache ID: 244:F68:40

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