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CVE-2014-5029

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[…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
AppleCups
Version 1.7.4
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Versions 10.04, 12.04, 14.04

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