CVE-2013-6891

Public Exploit

Description

lppasswd in CUPS before 1.7.1, when running with setuid privileges, allows local users to read portions of arbitrary files via a modified HOME environment variable and a symlink attack involving .cups/client.conf.

Category

1.2
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0021.html
http://www.cups.org/blog.php?L704
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2082-1 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:015 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/56531 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.cups.org/str.php?L4319 patch exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-6891?
CVE-2013-6891 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-6891?
To fix CVE-2013-6891, 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-2013-6891 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-6891 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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