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TI-2012-04638 Aliases CVE-2012-5519GHSA-ccjj-h3mm-j4rr

CUPS 1.4.4, when running in certain Linux distributions such as Debian GNU/Linux, stores…

Priority LOW 36CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02128 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.4VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2013:0580 Released 2013-02-28 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    cups security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) cups-1:1.3.7-30.el5_9.3, cups-1:1.3.7-30.el5_9.3.i386, cups-1:1.3.7-30.el5_9.3.ia64 +13
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) cups-1:1.4.2-50.el6_4.4, cups-libs-1:1.4.2-50.el6_4.4, cups-lpd-1:1.4.2-50.el6_4.4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) cups-1:1.4.2-50.el6_4.4, cups-devel-1:1.4.2-50.el6_4.4, cups-php-1:1.4.2-50.el6_4.4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) cups-1:1.4.2-50.el6_4.4, cups-libs-1:1.4.2-50.el6_4.4, cups-lpd-1:1.4.2-50.el6_4.4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) cups-1:1.4.2-50.el6_4.4, cups-devel-1:1.4.2-50.el6_4.4, cups-php-1:1.4.2-50.el6_4.4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) cups-1:1.4.2-50.el6_4.4, cups-devel-1:1.4.2-50.el6_4.4, cups-devel-1:1.4.2-50.el6_4.4.ppc +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) cups-1:1.4.2-50.el6_4.4, cups-php-1:1.4.2-50.el6_4.4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) cups-1:1.4.2-50.el6_4.4, cups-devel-1:1.4.2-50.el6_4.4, cups-libs-1:1.4.2-50.el6_4.4 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) cups-1:1.4.2-50.el6_4.4, cups-php-1:1.4.2-50.el6_4.4

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2013:0580
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0580
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0580
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0580
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0580
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0580
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0580
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0580
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0580

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-5519
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ccjj-h3mm-j4rr

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 6

Other 4

  • TI-2008-03486 The Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language (HPGL) filter in CUPS before 1.3.9 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2008-00044 Multiple buffer overflows in the HP-GL/2-to-PostScript filter in CUPS before 1.3.6 might… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-02026 CUPS before 1.1.21rc1 treats a Location directive in cupsd.conf as case sensitive, which… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2010-02814 ipp.c in cupsd in CUPS 1.4.4 and earlier does not properly allocate memory for attribute… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2009-00903 The ippReadIO function in cups/ipp.c in cupsd in CUPS before 1.3.10 does not properly… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2008-04935 The web interface (cgi-bin/admin.c) in CUPS before 1.3.8 uses the guest username when a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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