CVE-2014-3537
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2014-3537 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2014-07-23 14:55:05 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | The web interface in CUPS before 1.7.4 allows local users in the lp group to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in /var/cache/cups/rss/. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
HighAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.7 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.7.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.7.1 | b1 | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.7.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 10.04 | - | lts | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 | - | lts | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 20 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| About the security content of OS X Yosemite v10.10 - Apple Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.apple.com | |
| Article #724: CUPS 1.7.4 - CUPS.org | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.cups.org | Vendor Advisory |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2015:108 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| Bug 1115576 – CVE-2014-3537 cups: insufficient checking leads to privilege escalation | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| CUPS RSS Web Interface Lets Local Users View Privileged Files - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: cups-1.7.4-1.fc20 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| About Secunia Research | Flexera | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| USN-2293-1: CUPS vulnerability | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| CVE-2014-3537: Insufficient checking leads to privilege escalation · Issue #4450 · apple/cups · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.cups.org | |
| Security Advisory SA60787 - SUSE update for cups - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| NEOHAPSIS - Peace of Mind Through Integrity and Insight | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | archives.neohapsis.com | |
| Security Advisory SA60273 - Ubuntu update for cups - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| CUPS Web Interface CVE-2014-3537 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Mageia Advisory: MGASA-2014-0313 - Updated cups packages fix security vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | advisories.mageia.org | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com | CVE-2014-3537 | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.