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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.121169
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201404-01
Summary:Gentoo Linux Local Security Checks GLSA 201404-01
Description:Summary:
Gentoo Linux Local Security Checks GLSA 201404-01

Vulnerability Insight:
Members of the lpadmin group have admin access to the web interface, where they can edit the config file and set some dangerous directives (like the logfilenames), which enable them to read or write files as the user running the CUPS webserver.

Solution:
Update the affected packages to the latest available version.

CVSS Score:
7.2

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-5519
56494
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56494
APPLE-SA-2013-06-04-1
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html
RHSA-2013:0580
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0580.html
SUSE-SU-2015:1041
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00003.html
SUSE-SU-2015:1044
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00006.html
USN-1654-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1654-1
[oss-security] 20121110 Privilege escalation (lpadmin -> root) in cups
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/10/5
[oss-security] 20121111 Re: Privilege escalation (lpadmin -> root) in cups
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/11/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/11/5
cups-systemgroup-priv-esc(80012)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80012
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=692791
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5784
openSUSE-SU-2015:1056
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00010.html
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