CVE-2012-5519

cups: privilege escalation for users of the CUPS SystemGroup group

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

CUPS v1.4.4, cuando se ejecuta en ciertas distribuciones de Linux como Debian GNU/Linux, almacena la la clave de la interfaz web del administrador en /var/run/cups/certs/0 con ciertos permisos, lo que permite a los usuarios locales en el grupo lpadmin leer o escribir archivos arbitrarios como root mediante el aprovechamiento de la interfaz web.

OS X Mountain Lion version 10.8.4 and Security Update 2013-002 is now available and addresses over 30 security issues.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2012-10-24 CVE Reserved
2012-11-20 CVE Published
2022-06-30 First Exploit
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CWE-284: Improper Access Control

CAPEC

References (16)

URL	Tag	Source
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5784	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/10/5	Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/11/2	Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/11/5	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56494	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80012	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/p1ckzi/CVE-2012-5519	2022-06-30
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=692791	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html	2023-02-13
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00003.html	2023-02-13
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00006.html	2023-02-13
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00010.html	2023-02-13
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0580.html	2023-02-13
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1654-1	2023-02-13
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5519	2013-02-28
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=875898	2013-02-28

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Cups Search vendor "Apple" for product "Cups"				1.4.4 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Cups" and version "1.4.4"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				*		-		Safe