Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 29, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-5029
CVE-2014-5029
Description
The web interface in CUPS 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/ and language[0] set to null. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-3537.
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Affected products
6- cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- Range: 1.7.4
Patches
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References
10- cups.org/str.phpnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0313.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1388.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/60509nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/60787nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2990nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/22/13nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/22/2nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2341-1nvd
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