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CVE-2014-5030 Details

Description

CUPS before 2.0 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) index.html, (2) index.class, (3) index.pl, (4) index.php, (5) index.pyc, or (6) index.py.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0313.html	CVE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1388.html	CVE
https://cups.org/str.php?L4455	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/60509	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/60787	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2990	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:108	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/22/13	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/22/2	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2341-1	CVE
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0313.html	[email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1388.html	[email protected]
https://cups.org/str.php?L4455	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/60509	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/60787	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2990	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:108	[email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/22/13	[email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/22/2	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2341-1	[email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-59	Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
canonical ubuntu linux	10.04 12.04 14.04
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04::::lts::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04::::lts::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::lts::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
apple cups	<= 1.7.4 1.7 rc1 1.7.0 1.7.1 1.7.1 b1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.7:rc1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.7.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.7.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.7.1:b1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.7.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.7.3:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 7, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 8, 2015	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Apr 15, 2015	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 14, 2014	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 30, 2014	Initial Analysis	[email protected]