VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-4510
cups-pk-helper before 0.2.3 does not properly wrap the (1) cupsGetFile and (2) cupsPutFile function calls, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to read or overwrite sensitive files using CUPS resources.
MEDIUM 5.8EPSS 1.22%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.22%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
cups-pk-helper before 0.2.3 does not properly wrap the (1) cupsGetFile and (2) cupsPutFile function calls, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to read or overwrite sensitive files using CUPS resources.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.22% probability · 67th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- cups-pk-helper project/cups-pk-helper
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2562
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:069
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/12/2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2562
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:069
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/12/2
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.