The cupsFileOpen function in CUPS before 1.4.4 allows local users, with lp group membership, to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /var/cache/cups/remote.cache or (2) /var/cache/cups/job.cache file.
                
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                    Configurations
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History
                    21 Nov 2024, 01:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
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| References | () http://cups.org/articles.php?L596 - Patch, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://cups.org/str.php?L3510 - | |
| References | () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0811.html - | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/43521 - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xml - | |
| References | () http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176 - | |
| References | () http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:232 - | |
| References | () http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:234 - | |
| References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2856 - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0535 - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=605397 - | 
Information
                Published : 2010-06-22 20:30
Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51
NVD link : CVE-2010-2431
Mitre link : CVE-2010-2431
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2010-2431
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Products Affected
                apple
- cups
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-59
                        
            Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
