CVE-2010-2431
Description
From CVE.org
The cupsFileOpen function in CUPS before 1.4.4 allows local users, with lp group membership, to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /var/cache/cups/remote.cache or (2) /var/cache/cups/job.cache file.
Statement
This issue did not affect the versions of CUPS as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 or 4. It was addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 via RHSA-2010:0811.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 3.2 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Adjacent Network | Local | N/A |
| Access Complexity | High | High | N/A |
| Authentication | None | None | N/A |
| Confidentiality Impact | None | None | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | Partial | Partial | N/A |
| Availability Impact | Partial | Partial | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
NVD: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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