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CVE-2004-2154

CUPS before 1.1.21rc1 treats a Location directive in cupsd.conf as case sensitive, which allows attackers to bypass intended ACLs via a pri…

Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.8
v3.1 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.1%
percentile 82%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

CISA SSVC assessment

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.07% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
CISA ADP3.19.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD3.19.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA3.19.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • apple cups
  • canonical ubuntu_linux

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-178 Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity

References

  • novell.com /linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • cups.org /str.php?L700 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2005-571.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.redhat.com /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=163274 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/usn-185-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9940 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.redhat.com /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=162405 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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