CUPS Error_Log Local Password Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:11324

Info

CUPS Error_Log Local Password Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 11324
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2004-0923
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Oct 04 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 07:06AM
Credit: Discovery is credited to Gary Smith.
Vulnerable: Redhat Linux 9.0 i386
Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
Redhat Fedora Core1
Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.21
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1 x86_64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1
Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.20
+ ALT Linux ALT Linux Compact 2.3
+ ALT Linux ALT Linux Junior 2.3
+ Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc3
 + Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc2
 + Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc1
 + MandrakeSoft apcupsd 2006.0
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.0 AMD64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.0
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ppc
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia64
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia32
 Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.19 rc5
Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.19
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.2 amd64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.2
+ Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Workgroup Edition
 + Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Hosting Edition
 + Turbolinux Appliance Server Hosting Edition 1.0
+ Turbolinux Appliance Server Workgroup Edition 1.0
+ Turbolinux Home
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Desktop 10.0
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 8.0
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Workstation 8.0
Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.18
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1 x86_64
 + MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1
+ MandrakeSoft Multi Network Firewall 2.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.0
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 8.2
Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.17
+ Redhat Desktop 3.0
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 3
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 3
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 3
 Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.16
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.0
Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.15
+ Conectiva Linux Enterprise Edition 1.0
+ SuSE Linux 8.1
Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.14
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mips
 + Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
 + Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
 + Debian Linux 3.0 arm
 + Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
 + Debian Linux 3.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2 ppc
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2
Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.13
Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.12
+ SuSE Linux 8.0 i386
 + SuSE Linux 8.0
Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.10
+ Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1 ia64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1
+ SuSE Linux 7.3 sparc
 + SuSE Linux 7.3 ppc
 + SuSE Linux 7.3 i386
 Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.7
Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.6
+ Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0 ppc
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
+ SuSE Linux 7.2 i386
 + SuSE Linux 7.1 x86
 + SuSE Linux 7.1 sparc
 + SuSE Linux 7.1 ppc
 + SuSE Linux 7.1 alpha
 Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.4 -5
Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.4 -3
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.4 -2
+ Debian Linux 2.3
Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.4
+ Debian Linux 2.3
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.1
+ Redhat PowerTools 7.0
Easy Software Products CUPS 1.0.4 -8
+ Debian Linux 2.2
Easy Software Products CUPS 1.0.4
+ Debian Linux 2.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.5
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.4
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.3
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.8
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.7
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.6
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.5
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.4
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.3
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.7
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.6
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.2
Not Vulnerable: Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.22 rc1

Discussion

CUPS Error_Log Local Password Disclosure Vulnerability

CUPS is reported prone to a local password disclosure vulnerability. This issue is reported to present itself when an authenticated user carries out certain methods of remote printing. Reportedly, local attackers can disclose user passwords in the printing system log files.

CUPS 1.1.21 and prior are considered vulnerable to this issue.

Due to a lack of detail, further information is not available at the moment. This BID will be updated as more information becomes available.

Exploit / POC

CUPS Error_Log Local Password Disclosure Vulnerability

No exploit is required to leverage this issue.

Solution / Fix

CUPS Error_Log Local Password Disclosure Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released CUPS 1.1.22rc1 to address this issue.

Apple has released updates for this issue that may be applied through Software Update. Manual updates are also available. Please see the Apple advisory (APPLE-SA-2004-09-30) for more information.

Red Hat has released an advisory (FEDORA-2004-331) to address this issue in Fedora Core 2. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

Gentoo has provided fixes and an advisory (GLSA 200410-06) for this vulnerability. Users should perform the following commands:

# emerge sync

# emerge -pv ">=net-print/cups-1.1.20-r3"
# emerge ">=net-print/cups-1.1.20-r3"

Debian has made advisory DSA 566-1 along with fixes available dealing with this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

Mandrake has made advisory MDKSA-2004:116 along with fixes available dealing with this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

Red Hat has released an advisory (RHSA-2004:543-15) to address this and other issues in CUPS. This advisory fixes the issues in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

Fedora has released Fedora Legacy Advisory (FLSA:2127) to address various issues affecting CUPS in Red Hat Linux 7.3, Red Hat Linux 9, and Fedora Core 1 for the i386 architecture. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.


Easy Software Products CUPS 1.0.4 -8

Easy Software Products CUPS 1.0.4

Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.1

Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.10

Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.12

Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.13

Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.14

Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.15

Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.16

Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.17

Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.18

Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.19

Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.19 rc5

Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.20

Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.21

Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.4 -5

Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.4 -2

Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.4 -3

Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.4

Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.6

Easy Software Products CUPS 1.1.7

Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.8

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.5

Apple Mac OS X 10.3.5

References

CUPS Error_Log Local Password Disclosure Vulnerability

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