CVE-2015-1158
Find out more about CVE-2015-1158 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This issue affects the version of cups package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is now in Production 3 Phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This has been rated as having Important security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 6.8 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector | Adjacent Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
| Integrity Impact | Complete |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (cups) | RHSA-2015:1123 | 2015-06-17 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (cups) | RHSA-2015:1123 | 2015-06-17 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | cups | Will not fix |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank the CERT/CC for reporting this issue.Mitigation
Disabling the cups web interface significantly reduces the impact of this security flaw.