Apple CUPS 1.4.4 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple CUPS 1.4.4. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-5519. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple CUPS 1.4.4 (Printing Software). Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

CUPS 1.4.4, when running in certain Linux distributions such as Debian GNU/Linux, stores the web interface administrator key in /var/run/cups/certs/0 using certain permissions, which allows local users in the lpadmin group to read or write arbitrary files as root by leveraging the web interface.

The weakness was published 11/19/2012 by Jann Horn (Website). The advisory is shared for download at openwall.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-5519 since 10/24/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

It is declared as highly functional. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69729 (Amazon Linux AMI : cups (ALAS-2013-170)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350813 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for cups: AL2012-2015-018).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (80012), Tenable (69729), SecurityFocus (BID 56494†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-37698†). Similar entries are available at VDB-67187 and VDB-68003. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Highly functional

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Nessus ID: 69729
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : cups (ALAS-2013-170)
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OpenVAS ID: 892600
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2600-1 (cups - privilege escalation
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MetaSploit ID: cups_root_file_read.rb
MetaSploit Name: CUPS 1.6.1 Root File Read
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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11/10/2012 +17 days 🔍
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11/19/2012 +9 days 🔍
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12/18/2012 +29 days 🔍
09/04/2013 +260 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +566 days 🔍
12/20/2021 +2463 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: RHSA-2013:0580
Researcher: Jann Horn
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-5519 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5519
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-63000

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X-Force: 80012
SecurityFocus: 56494 - CUPS CVE-2012-5519 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 37698 - CUPS <=1.4.4 Local Privilege Escalation due to Storage of the Web Interface Administrator Key, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/20/2021 09:27
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (69), 04/22/2017 17:13 (7), 12/20/2021 09:23 (3), 12/20/2021 09:24 (1), 12/20/2021 09:27 (2)
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