Apple CUPS 2008.0 link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple CUPS 2008.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in link following. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2009-0032. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple CUPS 2008.0 (Printing Software). This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

CUPS on Mandriva Linux 2008.0, 2008.1, 2009.0, Corporate Server (CS) 3.0 and 4.0, and Multi Network Firewall (MNF) 2.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/pdf.log temporary file.

The bug was discovered 01/24/2009. The weakness was released 01/27/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at mandriva.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-0032 since 12/15/2008. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 37103 (Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : cups (MDVSA-2009:027)), 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 116231 (CUPS "/tmp/pdf.log" Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48210), Tenable (37103), SecurityFocus (BID 33418†), OSVDB (52937†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1021637†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 37103
Nessus Name: Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : cups (MDVSA-2009:027)
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OpenVAS ID: 63282
OpenVAS Name: Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:027 (cups)
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01/26/2009 +2 days 🔍
01/27/2009 +1 days 🔍
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04/23/2009 +53 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2154 days 🔍
05/23/2025 +3719 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: mandriva.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-0032 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0032
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46101
X-Force: 48210
SecurityFocus: 33418 - CUPS '/tmp/pdf.log' Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
OSVDB: 52937 - CUPS - '.tmp.pdf.log' Insecure Temporary File Creation Issue
SecurityTracker: 1021637
Vulnerability Center: 21095 - CUPS on Mandriva Linux Allows Local File Overwrite via a Symlink Attack, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/23/2025 00:22
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (73), 08/28/2019 17:00 (5), 05/23/2025 00:22 (18)
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