CVE-2014-5029
EPSS 0.05%
Description
The web interface in CUPS 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/ and language[0] set to null. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-3537.
How to fix CVE-2014-5029
To remediate CVE-2014-5029, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/cups—upgrade to 1.7.4-2 or later
Is CVE-2014-5029 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.7.4-2