CVE-2004-2154

Description

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.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.49%
Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html vendor advisory broken link
http://www.cups.org/str.php?L700 patch broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-571.html vendor advisory broken link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=163274 vendor advisory issue tracking
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-185-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9940 signature vdb entry broken link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=162405 vendor advisory issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-2154?
CVE-2004-2154 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-2154?
To fix CVE-2004-2154, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-2154 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2004-2154 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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