CVE-2012-6094

Summary

CVECVE-2012-6094
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-12-20 15:15:00 UTC
Updated2020-11-16 20:46:00 UTC
Descriptioncups (Common Unix Printing System) 'Listen localhost:631' option not honored correctly which could provide unauthorized access to the system

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-863

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apple Cups All All All All
Application Apple Cups All All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
891942 – (CVE-2012-6094) CVE-2012-6094 cups: 'Listen localhost:631' option not honoured correctly on IPv6-enabled systems when systemd used for CUPS socket activation MISC bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE Request - cups: 'Listen localhost:631' option not honoured correctly on IPv6-enabled systems when systemd used for CUPS socket activation MISC www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange MISC exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Bug 795624 – CVE-2012-6094: systemd socket activation sometimes breaks cups printing MISC bugzilla.suse.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
CVE-2012-6094 - Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Malformed Request MISC www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE-2012-6094 MISC security-tracker.debian.org Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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