Unscored severity · published Jan 26, 2014
CVE-2013-6891
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…
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CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 39% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CU
Cups · Apple
through 1.7.0; 1.7; 1.7.1 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
12.10; 13.04; 13.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6891
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6891
advisories.mageia.org
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0021.html
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/56531
www.cups.org
http://www.cups.org/blog.php?L704
Exploit
http://www.cups.org/str.php?L4319
www.mandriva.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:015
www.ubuntu.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2082-1
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