Easy Software Products CUPS up to 1.1.20 cupsd.conf case sensitivity

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Easy Software Products CUPS. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file cupsd.conf. Performing a manipulation results in Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2004-2154. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Easy Software Products CUPS (Printing Software). This affects some unknown functionality of the file cupsd.conf. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-178. The product does not properly account for differences in case sensitivity when accessing or determining the properties of a resource, leading to inconsistent results. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 05/05/2004. The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2004 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at cups.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-2154 since 07/05/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 240 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19920 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : cups (MDKSA-2005:165)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117883 (CentOS Security Update for CUPS (CESA-2005:571)).

Upgrading to version 1.1.21rc1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 10 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21522), Tenable (19920), SecurityFocus (BID 14265†), OSVDB (17912†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-8598†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Case sensitivity
CWE: CWE-178 / CWE-697
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 19920
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : cups (MDKSA-2005:165)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CUPS 1.1.21rc1

Timelineinfo

05/05/2004 🔍
12/31/2004 +240 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +0 days 🔍
07/05/2005 +186 days 🔍
07/14/2005 +9 days 🔍
07/19/2005 +5 days 🔍
09/19/2005 +62 days 🔍
10/05/2005 +16 days 🔍
03/09/2015 +3442 days 🔍
07/06/2025 +3772 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: cups.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-2154 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2154
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23067

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X-Force: 21522
SecurityFocus: 14265 - Easy Software Products CUPS Access Control List Bypass Vulnerability
OSVDB: 17912 - CVE-2004-2154 - Apple - CUPS - Security Bypass Issue
Vulnerability Center: 8598 - Access Bypass in CUPS via Case Sensitivity in Cupsd.conf, High

Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 15:52
Updated: 07/06/2025 06:55
Changes: 03/09/2015 15:52 (68), 06/07/2019 07:21 (6), 08/01/2024 16:05 (37), 07/06/2025 06:55 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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