CVE-2014-3537

Description

The web interface in CUPS before 1.7.4 allows local users in the lp group to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in /var/cache/cups/rss/.

Category

1.2
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory cups.org Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-July/135528.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/60273 third party advisory
http://www.cups.org/blog.php?L724 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1388.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2293-1 vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68788 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/60787 third party advisory
http://www.cups.org/str.php?L4450
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1115576
http://secunia.com/advisories/59945 third party advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6535
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030611 vdb entry
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0313.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:108 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-3537?
CVE-2014-3537 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-3537?
To fix CVE-2014-3537, 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-2014-3537 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-3537 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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