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CVE-2010-2431 json

The cupsFileOpen function in CUPS before 1.4.4 allows local users, with lp group membership, to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink att…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-2440

cvss
2.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 29%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The cupsFileOpen function in CUPS before 1.4.4 allows local users, with lp group membership, to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /var/cache/cups/remote.cache or (2) /var/cache/cups/job.cache file.

Patch / fix

  • cups Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.4.4-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2431

  • cups RHEL 5 1:1.3.7-18.el5_5.8
  • cups-lpd RHEL 5 1:1.3.7-18.el5_5.8
  • cups-libs RHEL 5 1:1.3.7-18.el5_5.8

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0811

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2010-2431 updated cvss 3.2

cups: latent privilege escalation vulnerability

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 cups, cups-lpd, cups-php, cups-libs
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) cups 1.3.7-18.el5_5.8, cups-lpd 1.3.7-18.el5_5.8, cups-libs 1.3.7-18.el5_5.8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) cups 1.3.7-18.el5_5.8, cups-lpd 1.3.7-18.el5_5.8, cups-libs 1.3.7-18.el5_5.8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) cups 1.3.7-18.el5_5.8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0811
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 cups
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.6 AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

Sources

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