CVE-2010-2431
N/A
Published: June 22, 2010 at 08:24 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:20 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCUPS
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 1.4.31.11.1.11.1.101.1.10-11.1.111.1.121.1.131.1.141.1.151.1.161.1.171.1.181.1.191.1.19 rc11.1.19 rc21.1.19 rc31.1.19 rc41.1.19 rc51.1.21.1.201.1.20 rc11.1.20 rc21.1.20 rc31.1.20 rc41.1.20 rc51.1.20 rc61.1.211.1.21 rc11.1.21 rc21.1.221.1.22 rc11.1.22 rc21.1.231.1.23 rc11.1.31.1.41.1.51.1.5-11.1.5-21.1.61.1.6-11.1.6-21.1.6-31.1.71.1.81.1.91.1.9-11.2 b11.2 b21.2 rc11.2 rc21.2 rc31.2.01.2.11.2.101.2.111.2.121.2.21.2.31.2.41.2.51.2.61.2.71.2.81.2.91.3 b11.3 rc11.3 rc21.3.01.3.11.3.101.3.111.3.21.3.31.3.41.3.51.3.61.3.71.3.81.3.91.4.01.4.11.4.2
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (11)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0811.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/43521Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-10.xmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2176Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:232Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:234Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59
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